Supporting country-led policy decisions to implement multiple micronutrient supplementation during antenatal care

Updated guidelines on antenatal care released by WHO in 2016 do not recommend multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) over iron folic acid but suggest that policy makers in high burden contexts might choose to implement MMS. Revised analyses have been published since the guidelines process that suggest previously identified risks are minimal. This session aims to examine the decision process around adoption of MMS from the perspective of national policy makers.

Presentations:

• 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EST

  Introduction: Supporting country-led policy decisions to implement multiple micronutrient supplementation during antenatal care
  Gilles Bergeron, PhD – New York Academy of Sciences
• 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EST

  Evolution of the MMN evidence base since the 2016 ANC Guidance
  Emily R. Smith – George Washington University
• 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EST

  Economic rationales for adoption of MMN over IFA
  Reina Engle-Stone, PhD – University of California Davis
• 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EST

  A framework for country decision makers around MMN policy decisions
  Megan Bourassa, PhD – The New York Academy of Sciences
• 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EST

  Introducing Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Myanmar: Emerging opportunities and data driven policy
  Lwin Mar Hlaing, PhD – National Nutrition Centre, Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Sports
• 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EST

  Preliminary lessons from introducing Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in 4 countries in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
  Nita Dalmiya, MPH – UNICEF
• 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EST

  Panel discussion: Supporting country-led policy decisions to implement multiple micronutrient supplementation during antenatal care
  Gilles Bergeron, PhD – New York Academy of Sciences; Parul Christian – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation