Emory University - Nutrition International

January 23, 2024

A blueprint for fortification planning and programming: Lessons learned from an analytical review of existing fortification frameworks

To ensure optimal and sustainable food fortification program design, a comprehensive food fortification blueprint was developed, providing structured guidance and a library of tools and resources.

June 7, 2022

Preventing birth defects, saving lives, and promoting health equity: an urgent call to action for universal mandatory food fortification with folic acid

We summarize scientific evidence and make a call to action for a resolution on universal mandatory folic acid fortification to accelerate the pace of spina bifida and anencephaly prevention globally.

June 9, 2021

Food Fortification with Folic Acid Prevents Spina Bifida and Anencephaly: A Need for Paradigm Shift in Evidence Evaluation for Policy-Making

This publication provides an alternative paradigm to support evidence-based decision making for public health programs.

January 26, 2021

Reducing the Burden of Anemia and Neural Tube Defects in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Analysis to Identify Countries with an Immediate Potential to Benefit from Large-Scale Mandatory Fortification of Wheat Flour and Rice

The paper identifies 18 low- and middle-income countries with the highest and most immediate potential for large-scale wheat flour and/or rice fortification.

Field Stories

November 18, 2012

Maternal and Newborn Health and Nutrition Project: Nurturing Pregnant Women and their Babies in Afar

When Halima was pregnant, she was lucky to have had the support of a Health Extension Worker – in this rare case, a male worker who she saw twice during her pregnancy.

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A blueprint for fortification planning and programming: Lessons learned from an analytical review of existing fortification frameworks

Preventing birth defects, saving lives, and promoting health equity: an urgent call to action for universal mandatory food fortification with folic acid

Food Fortification with Folic Acid Prevents Spina Bifida and Anencephaly: A Need for Paradigm Shift in Evidence Evaluation for Policy-Making

Reducing the Burden of Anemia and Neural Tube Defects in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Analysis to Identify Countries with an Immediate Potential to Benefit from Large-Scale Mandatory Fortification of Wheat Flour and Rice

Maternal and Newborn Health and Nutrition Project: Nurturing Pregnant Women and their Babies in Afar