2nd International Workshop on Micronutrients and Child Health

When

03 November 2014 – 07 November 2014

Where

Location: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India

Region: India

Objective

This workshop highlighted the links between micronutrients and child health with the following themes:

• Micronutrient deficiencies, their health consequences, methodology for their assessments, strategies for prevention and control.

• Supplementation of micronutrients to reduce maternal mortality, child morbidity and mortality.

• Food fortification, double fortified salt, and Sprinklers in control of anemia

• Genetic modified foods and related issues

Agenda

A “Fortification Matters” session was held on 5 November as part of this workshop. See presentations from this session below.

Presentations

• Successful atta flour fortification: Using bioavailable iron compounds to increase the absorption of dietary iron – Richard Hurrell

• Efficacy of sodium iron EDTA in fortification programs – Anura Kurpad

• Introducing fortified rice through public and private sector: Global experience and the way forward – Arvind Betigeri

• Food fortification in India: enriching foods, enriching lives – Deepti Gulati

• Biofortification of cereals for enhanced nutrition: Strategies, status and future directions – KN Rai

• Rice fortification: Why, what, how and global evidence – Lynnda Keiss

• Implementing national fortification programs: Critical factors for success – R. Sankar

• Micronutrient powders: Current global program implementation status and challenges – Roland Kupka

• Findings from a six-month efficacy trial in Maharashtra involving iron-biofortified pearl millet – Samuel P. Scott

• WFP Experience on rice fortification in the Gajapati District of Odisha – Shariqua Yunus

• Food fortification as a strategy for prevention and control of micronutrient deficiencies – Venkatesh Mannar

Sponsors

Jointly organized by:

• Human Nutrition Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

• Indian Academy of Pediatrics (Sub-specialty Chapter on Nutrition), New Delhi, India

• Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research (SBISR), New Delhi, India