May 19, 2020 Vitamin A Supplementation Programs and Country-Level Evidence of Vitamin A Deficiency This study assesses the availability nationally-representative data on current Vitamin A status.
May 19, 2020 Vitamin A in Child Health Weeks: A toolkit for Planning, Implementing and Monitoring In many countries, vitamin A supplements are distributed through an integrated approach of twice yearly outreach services, often called “Child Health Weeks”
May 19, 2020 Using formative research to promote antenatal care attendance and iron folic acid supplementation in Zinder, Niger This study explores the use of antenatal care (ANC) and iron folic acid (IFA) supplements in Niger by investigating barriers and beliefs of ANC and IFA supplementation among pregnant women
May 19, 2020 Universal Salt Iodisation in Africa: Road to overcoming the last hurdles This paper presents an analysis of the salt supply across the Sub-Saharan region.
May 19, 2020 The Micronutrient Report – Current Progress and Trends in the Control of Vitamin A, Iodine, and Iron Deficiencies This report summarizes available data on the prevalence of vitamin A, iodine, and iron deficiencies
May 19, 2020 The effects of fat loss after bariatric surgery on inflammation, serum hepcidin, and iron absorption: a prospective 6-mo iron stable isotope study The present study evaluated whether weight and fat loss in obese subjects would improve iron absorption.
May 19, 2020 The #FutureFortified Global Summit on Food Fortification Event Proceedings and Recommendations for Food Fortification Programs This report is a summary of the proceedings and recommendations for food fortification programs that were established at the #FutureFortified Global Summit on Food Fortification in Arusha
May 19, 2020 The effectiveness bundling of zinc with Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) for improving adherence to acute watery diarrhea treatment in Ethiopia: cluster randomised controlled trial The present study explores whether packaging zinc with oral rehydration salts (ORS) will increase the combined use of both treatments in children with acute diarrhea
May 19, 2020 Staple crops biofortified with increased micronutrient content: effects on vitamin and mineral status, as well as health and cognitive function in the general population. (Protocol) The present protocol evaluates benefits and harms of biofortification of staple crops on vitamin and mineral status, health and cognitive function in the general population.
May 19, 2020 Solution in a Pinch This publication presents The Micronutrient Initiative’s Double Fortified Salt (DFS) strategy