Field Stories
Setting adolescent girls up for success in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh through improved nutrition
April 16, 2025
The purpose of this FAQ document is to support and advise on current evidence-based best practices in the field of Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation and adolescent nutrition. Originally developed in 2019, this document has now been revised to include the results and implications of new evidence around WHO recommended WIFAS formulation containing 2.8mg of folic acid and its association with a lower risk of neural tube defects than the current practice of 0.4mg of folic acid.