Basel, Switzerland – Bayer recently launched ‘The Nutrient Gap Initiative’ to expand underserved communities’ access to vitamins and minerals to help combat malnutrition around the world. Part of the company’s vision of ‘Health for All, Hunger for None’, its goal is to reach 50 million people a year by 2030 through direct action and in partnership with key non-governmental organisations with a focus on intervention, education and advocacy. The Nutrient Gap Initiative is the first programme which will impact Bayer’s consumer health division’s sustainability commitment to enable access to everyday health for 100 million underserved people by 2030. Access to the right nutrients during the first 1,000 days of life – during pregnancy and through the first two years – is critical to the healthy growth and development of a baby as well as the mother’s health. Unfortunately, vitamin and mineral deficiencies are a major … [Read more...] about Bayer launches initiative to close nutrient gap in underserved communities