Micronutrient Interventions

SPRING has been working to synthesize the evidence around implementation, and to conduct our own implementation research to improve micronutrient powder (MNP) delivery. We are studying the various channels that can be used to distribute MNP in health facilities and the community, and supporting industrial fortification efforts in Uganda. SPRING also hosts a variety of resources on micronutrients and child blindness from USAID’s flagship A2Z project that ended in 2011.

Activities

Activities | July 2014

National Industrial Fortification in Uganda

Activities | April 2015

Point-of-Use Fortification in Uganda

News

SPRING/Bangladesh Supports Government of Bangladesh Vitamin A Plus Campaign

August 2016

SPRING/Bangladesh assisted government health clinics in Khulna and Barisal divisions to ensure the successful observance of the National Vitamin A Plus Campaign for children under five on July 16, 2016. Community Nutrition Champions (CNCs), who are g...

SPRING/Bangladesh Celebrates the Vitamin A Plus Campaign

October 2013

Although national vitamin A campaigns have resulted in over 80% coverage of vitamin A distribution throughout Bangladesh, pregnant and lactating women, infants, and young children still consume diets that are not sufficient in vitamin A, with serious...

SPRING Publishes a Series Exploring Experiences and Lessons Learned for Operationalizing Micronutrient Powders

December 2017

Micronutrient powders (MNP) are an efficacious intervention to reduce iron deficiency anemia and to fill nutrient gaps in young children, but there is limited published implementation research, which is needed as countries are increasingly implementi...