Updated WHO guidance on micronutrient interventions

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The development of guidance on essential nutrition actions aims to support countries in tackling all forms of malnutrition, at all life stages and in multiple target groups. These actions support progress on achieving Sustainable Development (SDG) Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, and SDG Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages and can assist countries in developing integrated policies and programmes that promote health and well-being. The objective of this symposium is to present the most recent updated guidance on essential nutrition actions, including micronutrient interventions, and share some tools and data sources that may assist countries when considering the adoption and adaptation of one or more of these essential nutrition actions.

Presentations:

• Introduction-Updates on WHO guidance on micronutrient interventions and tools to inform their adoption and adaptation
  Maria Elena Jefferds, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Updated WHO guidance on micronutrient interventions
  Lisa M. Rogers, BS, MS, PhD, RD – World Health Organization
• Assessing the micronutrient status of populations: micronutrient survey manual
  Anne Michal Williams, PhD – Division of Nutrition, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Assessing the micronutrient status of populations: WHO Micronutrients Database
  Monica C. Flores Urrutia, MSc – World Health Organization
• Development of India’s Anaemia free India programme
  Kapil Yadav, MD – All India Institute of Medical Sciences
• Q&A-Updates on WHO guidance on micronutrient interventions and tools to inform their adoption and adaptation
  Maria Elena Jefferds, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention