Why didn't this work? Program Effectiveness Post-Mortem

Presenters will describe program effectiveness studies of micronutrient powders (MNP), lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) and corn-soy-blend (CSB) interventions with high program fidelity and performance yet no effect on micronutrient status indicators. Presenters and panelists discuss potential reasons for these findings with a focus on evaluation design, biology, and program implementation considerations.

Presentations:

• Introduction: Why didn't this work? Program Effectiveness Post-Mortem
  Maria Elena Jefferds, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Lack of positive effect on anemia in the first 1000 days delivering LNS, MNP or CSB in a multisectoral program in Guatemala
  Deanna K. Olney – IFPRI
• High utilization of micronutrient powders over one year among children 12-23 months but no change in anemia, iron or vitamin A biomarkers, Uganda
  Nicole D. Ford, PhD, MPH – International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program (IMMPaCt) CDC
• Integrating MNP delivery with early child development and seasonal malaria chemoprevention in preschools in Mali: high coverage but no impact on anemia, stunting or malaria
  Natalie Roschnik, MSc – Save the Children UK
• Panel discussion: Why didn't this work? Program Effectiveness Post-Mortem
  Maria Elena Jefferds, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention