May 19, 2020 Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFAS) for Adolescents – FAQs The purpose of this document is to provide technical guidance to support interventions in this area.
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 Small Scale Mill Fortification Manual The purpose of this manual is to inform NGOs, international agencies and government authorities how Small Scale Fortification can be established and used to combat micronutrient deficiencies
May 19, 2020 Scaling up and sustaining nutrition interventions: lessons learned from success in the Asia-Pacific region This white paper outlines experiences, opportunities, and lessons learned in scaling up specific, well-proven interventions to address the global burden of undernutrition.
May 19, 2020 Recommendations for Accelerating Global Action to Prevent Folic Acid – Preventable Birth Defects and Other Folate-Deficiency Diseases: Meeting of Experts on Preventing Folic Acid-Preventable Neural Tube Defects The following workshop summary provides the recommendations from knowledgeable scientists and policy experts to accelerate the global pace
Survey May 16, 2020 Prevalence of and factors associated with antenatal care seeking and adherence to recommended iron‐folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Zinder, Niger The objectives of this study were to determine utilization of antenatal care (ANC) and adherence to recommended iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation by pregnant women
Brief May 16, 2020 Policy Brief – Preventing neural tube defects in Ethiopia: Large-scale mandatory food fortification urgently needed Ethiopia faces a particularly high level of folate deficiency and folate insufficiency among women
May 16, 2020 Neither Preconceptional Weekly Multiple Micronutrient nor Iron-Folic Acid Supplements Affect Birth Size and Gestational Age Compared with a Folic Acid Supplement Alone in Rural Vietnamese Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial The present study aimed to evaluate whether preconception supplementation with weekly iron and folic acid (IFA) or multiple micronutrients (MMs) improves birth outcomes
May 16, 2020 Latin America and Caribbean: Wheat Flour Industry and Flour Fortification Situation Assessment This document provides a summary of the different aspects of the wheat flour industry in Latin America and Caribbean.
May 16, 2020 Latin America and Caribbean Region Food Industry Assessment For each country and sub-region, this report details the production, trade, consumption and regulatory environments of six fortifiable foods
