5 December 2023. Fighting Zinc Deficiency through Large Scale Food Fortification
Over the past four years, IZiNCG’s Zinc Fortification Task Force has generated evidence and advocacy materials on large-scale food fortification (LSFF) with zinc. This webinar will showcase work undertaken by the Task Force, and discuss country experiences and actions.Zinc is an essential nutrient for immune function, child health and development, and reproductive health. Based on available data, zinc deficiency is estimated to be a public health problem in 40 countries, concentrated primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
LSFF is one of the most scalable, sustainable, and cost-effective tools available to reduce micronutrient deficiencies and improve nutrition worldwide. Recent publications have demonstrated that LSFF with zinc is effective, safe and cost-effective. However, at present, LSFF with zinc is an underutilized strategy for addressing zinc deficiency in countries where zinc deficiency is a public health problem.
- Moderator: Dr Mduduzi Mbuya | Director, Knowledge Leadership, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
- Dr Christine McDonald | Director of IZiNCG and Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco
- Dr Mari Skar Manger | Deputy Director of IZiNCG, University of California, San Francisco
- Dr Ryan Wessells | Associate Project Scientist, University of California, Davis
- Mr Frederick Grant | Senior Program Officer, Nutrition, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Ethiopia
- Dr Ndèye Fatou Ndiaye | Coordinator of Senegalese Committee for Food Fortification (COSFAM), Ministry of Industry and Industrial Development, Government of Senegal
- Mr Alex Marco Ongla Ndjebayi | Project Coordinator, Helen Keller International Cameroon
Resources
- Fortification as a strategy to reduce zinc deficiency (video)
- Quick facts about zinc fortification
- Call to Action: Addressing zinc deficiency through zinc fortification
- Addressing Zinc Deficiency Through Wheat Flour Fortification in Cameroon
- Fortification as a Strategy to Address Zinc Deficiency in Senegal
- Fortification as a Strategy to Address Zinc Deficiency in Burkina Faso
- Fortification as a Strategy to Address Zinc Deficiency in Honduras
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