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A2Z
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- Global technical leadership in 4 main areas:
- Public health aspects of fortification
- Strengthening strategic approaches to micronutrient programs
- Community mobilization
- Reducing anemia and micronutrient deficiencies in children 6-24 months
- Integration of successful policy and advocacy efforts with field-based program efforts
- A2Z – GTL Summary
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No
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DSM Nutritional Products
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- Supported by fifty-two offices and eleven nutrient-premix plants worldwide, the DSM Nutrition Improvement Program is a global player with a local presence on every continent. It helps bringing together the involved stakeholders, supports micronutrient status assessment and research, helps identify the best vehicle for fortification and develops the appropriate technology, with optimal micronutrient product forms. It can also provide support for defining a suitable regulatory framework.
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Yes
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Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance
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- Completed a collaborative research study to develop and validate indicators of infant and young child feeding practices
- Conducted a secondary analysis of food group consumption (dietary diversity) data to assess the adequacy of consumption of specific macro- and micronutrients for women
- Expanded coverage of anemia intervention packages in East and Southern Africa.
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Food and Agriculture Organization
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- Improving household food security and community nutrition, nutrition policy and planning and assessment and surveillance of nutrition situations, group feeding programmes, nutrition education, home and school gardening, food science and technology, food control and food standards.
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FAO (Nutrition Planning, Assessment and Evaluation Service)
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- Micronutrient related activities of the FAO Nutrition Planning, Assessment and Evaluation Service include preparation of a Field Guide on Andean Crops in Peru and Bolivia, which includes MN information, a publication on the production and promotion of indigenous foods to increase MN intake in the diet, research on streetfood consumption by primary school children with a focus on identifying areas for improvement of micronutrient intake and validation, adaptation and field testing surveys using food frequency questionnaires to develop indicators of household and individual dietary diversity. Contributions appear in Table 5 and Table 7.
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Yes
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Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
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- GAIN fortification programs world-wide.
- erformance measurement and monitoring.
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Yes
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HarvestPlus
c/o IFPRI
2033 K Street NW
Washington DC 20006
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- Biofortification of several crops
- Development of research protocols for measuring the bioavailability and retention of micronutrients in biofortified crops
- Development of viable agricultural extension and seed systems
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International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders
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- Collaborates with national program managers and development agencies to support national initiatives to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders and to sustain that elimination over time
- Supports the major strategy for delivery of daily iodine: Universal Salt Iodization for Humans and Animals
- ICCIDD
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International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
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Iron Deficiency Project Advisory Service
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- Maintains an online technical documentation service on iron nutrition research and interventions for developing countries
- Developed the ‘Millers Toolkit on Flour Fortification’
- Provides technical assistance to other groups
- Disseminates information
- Hosts workshops
- IDPAS
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IZincG
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- Publication of technical documents and brief summary statements for translation of scientific research and dissemination to public health programs.
- Provision of technical assistance to national opinion leaders and managers of nutrition and other related programs, organization of global, regional and national workshops for dissemination of technical information and training in zinc intervention program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
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KEM Hospital, Pune India
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- Meeting on Newer Paradigms in Vitamin B12 Research was held in Pune (Lonavala), India in February 2007.
- Report and proceedings should appear in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin in 2007.
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Micronutrient Initiative – Asia
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- The MI in Asia focuses on increasing coverage of Vitamin A supplements, adequately iodized salt and fortification of basic staples such as wheat flour, edible oil and rice. An important area of work of the Mi continues to be the development, testing and scaling up of innovative products to address anemia and other deficiencies, particularly in children. The MI is also working closely with governments in Asia to support them in their national planning, with a view to increasing financial allocations to micronutrient programs for the poor.
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Micronutrient Initiative - East Africa
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- MI’s support to the region over the past couple of years has mainly focused on supporting national micronutrient deficiency control programs. Technical assistance and a limited amount of financial support were provided to MI’s focus countries. Furthermore, national and sub-national coordinators were hired to support the programs on an ongoing basis.
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Yes
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Micronutrient Initiative - Latin America
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- The MI programming in Latin America focuses on technical assistance and advocacy in home-based fortification and zinc for children under 5, iodization of salt and fortification of oil with vitamin A.
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Yes
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Micronutrient Initiative - Southern Africa
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- Support for Child Health Days, vitamin A supplementation campaigns, wheat flour fortification, salt iodization
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Yes
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Micronutrient Initiative - West Africa
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- Technical assistance
- Micronutrient advocacy
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Yes
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SUSTAIN
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- Enhancing the quality and formulation of blended/fortified cereal/legume products
- Tortilla project in Mexico and Central America
- Iron enhancing technologies
- Evaluation of the bioavailability of elemental iron powders used for food fortification
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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- IMMPaCt assists international organizations in carrying out assessments of micronutrient status and designing monitoring and evaluation systems for food fortification programs. It also carries out operations research into methods of program delivery. These activities concentrate on deficiencies of iron, folate, vitamin A, and iodine.
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WFP Asia
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- Opening of a new CSB plant in Laos, using local raw material, the product is fortified according WFP's specifications (a total of 420 MT were produced in 2006)
- A study was carried out in Bangladesh to know the losses in micronutrients in Atta (at mill and Household levels), and in Fortified Blended Food (at factory and Household levels)
- A pre- feasibility study of fortification of whole wheat flour (atta) at village level in Gujarat State was done in November 2006. WFP's recommendations have been accepted by the State Government. A pilot project will start in 2006, fortification at some 500 mills will be launched.
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WHO
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- Vitamin B12 consultation meeting in Geneva in October 2005 explored the global range of vitamin B12 and folate nutrition with participants from 40 countries.
- The publication will appear as a supplement to the Journal of Nutrition in 2007.
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WHO - Child and Adolescent Health and Development
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- Various zinc supplementation activities
- Community effectiveness trials
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Yes
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WHO Western Pacific Region
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- Establishment of a regional fortification program
- Supplementation activities
- Dietary diversification and improvement
- Supporting of national nutrition plans and global strategies on diet and physical activity and on infant and young child feeding
- Hosted regional and subregional workshops
- Publication of pilot projects on weekly iron and folic acid supplementation of women of reproductive age
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Zinc Task Force
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- Conducted 4 regional technical/advocacy workshops and 2 country planning workshops
- Worked collaboratively to ensure at least one qualified manufacturer of zinc was available for purchase by UNICEF for international procurement.
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United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition 