Executive summary for the Micronutrient Powders Consultation: Lessons Learned for Operational Guidance.

ABSTRACT: Iron deficiency anaemia is estimated to be the leading cause of years lived with disability among children. Young children's diets are often inadequate in iron and other micronutrients, and provision of essential vitamin and minerals has long been recommended. With the limited programmatic success of iron drop/syrup interventions, interest in micronutrient powders (MNP) has increased. MNP are a mixture of vitamins and minerals, enclosed in single-dose sachets, which are stirred into a child's portion of food immediately before consumption. MNP are an efficacious intervention for reducing iron deficiency anaemia and filling important nutrient gaps in children 6-23 months of age. As of 2014, 50 countries have implemented MNP programmes including 9 at a national level. This paper provides an

SUBMITTER: Nyhus Dhillon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5656884 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature