In an effort to address these evidence gaps, the Global Nutrition Report of 2014 and the Micronutrient Forum 2014 Global Conference proceedings specifically highlighted the need to pay more attention to programme coverage as the main approach to assessing the availability, access and utilisation of nutrition programmes. This paper calls for renewed and coordinated efforts to better track programme coverage and to build systems for data-driven decision-making.
This guide uses insights from existing inclusive business partnerships (IB) partnerships to guide NGOs and companies through the process of engaging in IB partnerships. The guide also describes how NGOs and companies can generate internal buy-in for IB partnerships, and how they must change internally in order to enable successful collaboration.
This study assessed the analytical capability and readiness of selected laboratories to analyse fortified food. Samples of salt, edible oil, maize meal, and wheat flour were spiked with known levels of iodine, vitamin A and iron as appropriate and sent to participating laboratories on three separate occasions.
This report reviews laws and policies covering the fortification of wheat flour in the Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan, and also the fortification of edible oil in the latter two countries.
Dietary assessment data are essential for designing, implementing and evaluating food fortification and other food‐based nutrition programs. This paper strives to fill this gap in the literature while providing practical guidance to inform programming decisions.
This assessment of the wheat flour milling industry in Tajikistan looks at the current picture of the flour produced and sold in the country and the existing fortification provisions, identifies gaps and challenges in the milling industry in relation to future fortification efforts, and presents recommendations to enact and implement legislation to enhance flour fortification and therefore the nutritional standards of the population.
The purpose of this study was to examine the potential of Maisoyforte 6-24, a new fortified, non-instant cereal for infants and young children (IYC), which was proposed by a local Ghanaian company to the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) for start-up support.
Although Bangladesh has made important progress over the last two decades in the area of undernutrition, micronutrient malnutrition still poses a significant public health threat. To increase coverage in hard to reach areas and provide a more regularised supply of vitamin A to the general population, the Government of Bangladesh endorsed a national programme to fortify edible oil with vitamin A.
The Micronutrient Forum is looking forward to welcoming over 1000 researchers, programme implementers and policy-makers from around the world to its 5th Global Conference 2020 from November 8 – 13 in Bangkok, Thailand.
This program, launched in Afghanistan, aims to increase the availability and access to fortified wheat flour, fortified edible oil and iodised salt by strengthening the regulations and enforcement environment for fortified foods as well as to initiate monitoring of these products at the consumption level.
