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23 April 2023

IF's Webinar on Women and Disabilities in Conflict and Crisis : A Reflection

On April 21, 2023, the International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus held its spring webinar titled "Women with Disabilities in Conflict and Crisis" with the aim of better understanding the risks and vulnerabilities faced by women in conflicts and crises as well as the opportunities and resources available to support women and girls with disabilities who are impacted by conflicts and crises.

4 April 2023

FORTIFYING OUR FUTURE: COMING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON FOOD FORTIFICATION

4 April 2023

Fortifying our Future: Coming together to support the World Health Assembly Resolution on Food Fortification: Key Takeaways

The webinar ‘Fortifying our Future: Coming together to support the World Health Assembly Resolution on Food Fortification’, was held on 4 April 2023. The webinar aimed to bring together a diverse coalition of advocates and stakeholders, such as experts in the fields of disability rights, neurosurgery, micronutrient malnutrition, food fortification, public health, and fortified food production to support the WHA food fortification initiative, as well as, to maximise the impact of the proposed resolution, ‘Accelerating efforts for preventing micronutrient deficiencies and their consequences, including spina bifida, and other neural tube defects, through safe and effective food fortification’.

3 February 2023

WHA DRAFT RESOLUTION ON SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOOD FORTIFICATION

It is with great pleasure that IF announces that the Executive Board of the WHO has voted to put the draft resolution “Accelerating efforts for preventing micronutrient deficiencies and their consequences, including spina bifida and other neural tube defects, through safe and effective food fortification” on the agenda of the seventy-sixth World Health Assembly.

17 January 2023

IF Report 'Ageing With Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus: An Overview of Best Practices Around the World'

The IF Working Group on Ageing published its report “Ageing With Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus: An Overview of Best Practices Around the World”. Also, the Executive Summary for the report is provided.

17 January 2023

IF Webinar 'Preventing Birth Defects and Saving Lives: Folic Acid-Preventable Spina Bifida, Anencephaly'

6 January 2023

Join the Call to Action for a WHO Resolution on Prioritising Mandatory Food Fortification with Folic Acid

14 December 2022

World Folic Acid Awareness Week 2023

2 November 2022

Raise awareness on the International Days for Persons with Disabilities!

The International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (IF) is looking forward to celebrating the upcoming awareness days: International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) and the European Day of Persons with Disabilities (EDPD).