Global State of Micronutrients: Estimates, Uncertainties and Addressing Data Gaps

This plenary will provide an overview of the global burden of micronutrient deficiencies, highlighting uncertainties in prevalence estimates, persistent gaps in data and knowledge, and ways to address these gaps.

Presentations:

• 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM EST

  Introduction: Global State of Micronutrients: Estimates, Uncertainties and Addressing Data Gaps
  Rafael C. Flores-Ayala, DrPH, MApStat – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM EST

  WHO estimates of global and regional anaemia and micronutrient status
  Lisa M. Rogers, BS, MS, PhD, RD – World Health Organization
• 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM EST

  IHME methods to develop estimates of global burden of disease attributable to micronutrient deficiency
  Ashkan Afshin
• 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM EST

  The challenges of estimating the micronutrient prevalences and related global burden of disease with IHME’s GBD estimates as a case study.
  Sonja Y. Hess, PhD – UC Davis
• 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM EST

  Future needs and challenges for generating better data on micronutrient status.
  Kenneth H. Brown, MD – UC Davis
• 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM EST

  Q&A: Global State of Micronutrients: Estimates, Uncertainties and Addressing Data Gaps
  Rafael C. Flores-Ayala, DrPH, MApStat – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention