Micronutrient deficiencies form a leading global health issue resulting in poor child growth and development outcomes. Inadequate micronutrient intake has been identified as one of the causes, but implementing mitigation strategies at scale remains a critical policy and programmatic challenge. In this webinar hosted by the
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition, speakers will explore research from Nepal and Uganda on micronutrients including vitamin A, iron, folate, and other B vitamins. They will assess the relationship between micronutrient deficiencies in mothers and children, and will discuss how evidence-based interventions and nutrition policy can help alleviate micronutrient malnutrition.
Moderator:
Shawn Baker is the Chief Nutritionist for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Speakers:
Omar Dary is a Nutrition Science Specialist with the Bureau for Global Health at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Andrew Thorne-Lyman is an Associate Scientist and Nutrition Epidemiologist in the Center for Human Nutrition at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Lynne Ausman is the Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Professor in International Nutrition and the Director of the Master of Nutrition Science and Policy program at the Friedman School, Tufts University. She is also a Fellow in the American Society of Nutrition.
Photo credit: UNICEF/Sewunet
