Fortification

May 11, 2020

Components of successful staple food fortification programs: lessons from Latin America

This study examined three food fortification programs in Latin America (Guatemala, Costa Rica and Chile)

May 11, 2020

Comparison of two forms of daily preventive zinc supplementation versus therapeutic zinc supplementation for diarrhea on young children’s physical growth and risk of infection: study design and rationale for a randomized controlled trial

The purpose of this study to compare different regimens of zinc supplementation used to for prevention of zinc deficiency and treatment of diarrhea.

May 10, 2020

Capacity Building of Small Millers — Training Manual

Fortification of maize meal and bread flour with vitamins and minerals became mandatory in South Africa in October 2003

May 10, 2020

Best Practice Paper: Micronutrient Fortification (Iron and Salt Iodization)

In the Copenhagen Consensus, 2008, a group of world‐renowned economists ranked food fortification with iron and iodine as a top public health intervention priority for countries using benefit‐cost...

Brief

May 10, 2020

Advocacy Brief – The importance of folic acid food fortification to prevent neural tube defects

This advocacy brief provides information regarding the importance of folic acid food fortification to prevent neural tube defects.

May 10, 2020

Advancing Neural Tube Defect Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries through Improved Folate Status in Women of Reproductive Age- Proceedings from the Technical Consultation: Folate Status in Women and Neural Tube Defect Prevention

This document is a summary of findings and recommendations from the technical consultation entitled: “Folate Status in Women and Neural Tube Defect Prevention”.

May 10, 2020

Achieving Universal Salt Iodization: Lessons learned and Emerging Issues

This paper presents a global overview of the progress in eliminating iodine deficiency disorders through universal salt iodization, including a review of lessons learned.

May 1, 2020

Iron-fortified lentils to improve iron (Fe) status among adolescent girls in Bangladesh - study protocol for a double-blind community-based randomized controlled trial

This is a protocol of a study that aims to establish novel evidence of the efficacy of the consumption of iron-fortified lentils in improving the body iron status and thus cognitive performance in non

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April 7, 2020

Together with government, industry stakeholders and our partners, we work to increase policy coherence, scale up fortification, and improve program monitoring to improve access to fortified foods.

Blog Posts

April 7, 2020

Ensuring children can continue to access life-saving vitamin A during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Global Alliance for Vitamin A provided some guidance as to how governments can continue to distribute vitamin A safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Components of successful staple food fortification programs: lessons from Latin America

Comparison of two forms of daily preventive zinc supplementation versus therapeutic zinc supplementation for diarrhea on young children’s physical growth and risk of infection: study design and rationale for a randomized controlled trial

Capacity Building of Small Millers — Training Manual

Best Practice Paper: Micronutrient Fortification (Iron and Salt Iodization)

Advocacy Brief – The importance of folic acid food fortification to prevent neural tube defects

Advancing Neural Tube Defect Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries through Improved Folate Status in Women of Reproductive Age- Proceedings from the Technical Consultation: Folate Status in Women and Neural Tube Defect Prevention

Achieving Universal Salt Iodization: Lessons learned and Emerging Issues

Iron-fortified lentils to improve iron (Fe) status among adolescent girls in Bangladesh - study protocol for a double-blind community-based randomized controlled trial

Fortification

Ensuring children can continue to access life-saving vitamin A during the COVID-19 pandemic