Anemia Toolkit
This Systematic Review synthesizes the evidence pertaining to the effects of iron fortification of maize flour, cornmeal, and maize flour products on anemia and iron status in the general population. Evidence from 5 studies suggests that it is uncertain whether fortifying maize flour with iron and other vitamins and minerals reduces the risk of iron deficiency. Furthermore, it cannot be concluded that iron‐fortified maize flour, cornmeal, or fortified maize flour products have any effect on reducing the risk of anemia or on improving hemoglobin concentration in the population.
Anemia Toolkit
This Cochrane Systematic Review synthesizes the evidence pertaining to the benefits and harms of wheat flour fortification with iron alone or with other vitamins and minerals in relation to anemia, iron status, and health‐related outcomes in populations over 2 years of age. Evidence from 9 studies suggests a very low to moderate certainty regarding the effect of wheat flour with added iron on the reduction of anemia and iron deficiency among people in countries that add iron to wheat flour.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) is an effective approach for treating acute malnutrition (AM), but low (50 percent) screening levels for AM impede effectiveness of CMAM. Scaling up screening coverage to 90 percent of acutely malnourished children could save 435,000 lives per year. In this cluster-randomized control trial in Burkina Faso, researchers studied the impact of behavior change communication preventative packages and the use of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on screening rates.
Anemia Toolkit
This Cochrane Systematic Review synthesizes the evidence pertaining to the safety and health benefits of folic acid fortification of wheat and maize flour for folate status and health outcomes in the overall population, compared to wheat or maize flour without folic acid. Evidence from 10 studies suggests that the fortification of wheat flour with folic acid may reduce the likelihood of neural tube defects and that it may increase folate status, whereas there was limited evidence of the effects of folic acid–fortified wheat flour on hemoglobin levels or anemia.
Anemia Toolkit
This Cochrane Systematic Review synthesizes the evidence pertaining to the effects of fortifying staple foods with vitamin A in reducing vitamin A deficiency and improving health‐related outcomes in the general population older than 2 years.
Anemia Toolkit
This Cochrane Systematic Review synthesizes the evidence pertaining to the impact of food fortification with multiple micronutrients on health outcomes in the general population, including men, women, and children.
Anemia Toolkit
This systematic review synthesizes the evidence pertaining to the impact of government-supported, widely implemented flour fortification on iron status and anemia. Evidence from 13 studies suggests that the effectiveness of flour fortification for reducing the prevalence of anemia is limited; however, evidence regarding the effectiveness for reducing the prevalence of low ferritin in women is more consistent.
Anemia Toolkit
This Micronutrient Powder Toolkit is a systematically organized collection of tools and resources relevant to micronutrient powder programs, with a focus on planning and implementation stages. It complements the MNP Implementation Manual, which is available on the same site.
Anemia Toolkit
This graphic provides an overview of countries that have adopted biofortified crops (fortified with vitamin A, iron, or zinc), ranging from bananas to wheat.
Anemia Toolkit
This article describes the Micronutrient Initiative’s Right Start program in Senegal, funded by the Government of Canada, which aims to significantly improve nutrition for women and adolescent girls.