Micronutrient Intervention Modeling (MINIMOD) Tool for Enhancing the Cost-effectiveness of Micronutrient Intervention Programs: Modeling Updates and Policy Impacts in Cameroon and Ethiopia

Sponsored By:UC Davis-Agriculture 

This symposium will introduce the MINIMOD tool and MINIMOD-SD (secondary data) tool, review the data and other requirements for their use, and demonstrate the usefulness of these tools in framing and informing policy discussions around micronutrient deficiencies and programs developed to address them. Special attention will be paid to ongoing uses of the tools in Cameroon and Ethiopia to help address current micronutrient policy issues, and the collaborative policy engagement processes that the MINIMOD team has developed to facilitate the use of the scientific evidence they generate in policy discussions. The symposium will also highlight the use of the MINIMOD tools in the context of the development of a multi-fortified bouillon cube for West Africa.

Presentations:

• Introduction and MINIMOD Tool Overview
  Stephen A. Vosti, PhD – Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis
• New tools for analysis and modeling of 24 hour dietary data: The UCD-NCI SIMPLE Macro
  Hanqi Luo, PhD – University of California, Davis; Caitlin D. French – University of California, Davis
• Application of the MINIMOD tool for managing VAS delivery platforms in Cameroon
  Reina Engle-Stone, PhD – University of California Davis
• Introduction to the MINIMOD‐SD tool and its use in assessing food fortification options in Haiti
  Katherine Adams, PhD – University of California, Davis
• Developing and Using Policy Impact Pathways for Model Results
  Ann Tarini, MSc – UC Davis
• Using the MINIMOD Tool for National Micronutrient Policy Guidance in Cameroon
  Ismael Teta, PhD – Helen Keller International-Cameroon
• Using the MINIMOD Tool for National Micronutrient Policy Guidance in Ethiopia
  Masresha Tessema Anegago – Ethiopian Public Health Institute
• Conclusion-Key Messages and Next Steps
  Stephen A. Vosti, PhD – Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis