SIGHT AND LIFE is a non-profit humanitarian initiative of DSM with the mission of fighting micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries.
When SIGHT AND LIFE was first set up in 1986 it was focusing on vitamin A deficiency . Since 2003, SIGHT AND LIFE's mission has expanded to address other essential micronutrient deficiencies including Nutritional Anemia. Malnutrition is still an underlying cause of more than 3.5 million of deaths among children under five years of age. SIGHT AND LIFE actively seeks to end micronutrient malnutrition – also known as “Hidden Hunger” – by raising awareness of these problems as serious public health issues.
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals aim to reduce child mortality by two-thirds by 2015. The World Bank cautions that malnutrition may cost poor countries up to three percent of their yearly gross domestic product. Better nutrition improves people’s health and leads to economic growth.
