What Can Be Done to Deliver More Micronutrients to Those Who Need It?

6/10/2019

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Location: Ballroom III

Chair(s)

Helena Pachon, PhD, MPH

Senior Nutrition Scientist
Food Fortification Initiative
Rollins School of Public Health

Speaker(s)

Saskia Osendarp, PhD

Executive Director
Micronutrient Forum
Dipika Matthias, MBA

Senior Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Howarth Bouis, PhD

Interim CEO
HarvestPlus
Gerald Nelson, PhD

Professor Emeritus
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Moderator(s)

Helena Pachon, PhD, MPH

Senior Nutrition Scientist
Food Fortification Initiative
Rollins School of Public Health

Micronutrient deficiencies remain an important public health problem. For decades, different interventions have been deployed in countries to address micronutrient deficiencies. However, for diverse reasons, they do not reach all the individuals who need them. This session will discuss options for delivering more nutrients to more people around the globe.

Presentations:

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Micronutrient Status Globally: What Nutrients Are Most Limiting and Where
Saskia Osendarp, PhD – Micronutrient Forum
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Food Fortification: Systems innovations to drive delivery and impact of fortified foods.
Dipika Matthias, MBA – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
Biofortification: How to Reach 1 Billion Consumers with Micronutrient-Dense Crops
Howarth Bouis, PhD – HarvestPlus
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Challenges and Opportunities for Nutrition Security in the 21st Century: Climate Change and Economic Growth
Gerald C. Nelson, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
What Can Be Done to Deliver More Micronutrients to Those Who Need It?: Questions and Answers
Helena Pachon, PhD, MPH – Food Fortification Initiative