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Micronutrients
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Micronutrient deficiencies represent a largely invisible but often crippling form of malnutrition, affecting birth and maternal outcomes and child development and learning potential.
Iron deficiency anaemia and vitamin A deficiency are amongst the most visible forms of micronutrient deficiencies in refugee populations, but these are just the tip of the iceberg and in reality the refugee populations often suffer from multiple micronutrient deficiencies.
The High Commissioner for Refugees has put a high priority on improving the nutritional status of refugee populations and decreasing the burden of anaemia and other micronutrient deficiencies.
Micronutrients Strategies and Policies
- COPY OF: Technical Meeting on Anaemia and Micronutrient Deficiencies in Refugee Populations, 11-12 December 2012
- Technical Meeting on Anaemia and Micronutrient Deficiencies in Refugee Populations, 11-12 December 2012
- Note for the Record: Anaemia Meeting, UNHCR and WFP, Geneva, Thursday 12 March 2009
- UNHCR Strategic Plan for Anaemia Prevention, Control and Reduction: Reducing the Global Burden of Anaemia in Refugee Populations 2008-2010
- Preventing and controlling micronutrient deficiencies in populations affected by an emergency: Multiple vitamin and mineral supplements for pregnant and lactating women, and for children aged 6 to 59 months
Micronutrients Guidelines
- Planning for Program Implementation of Home Fortification with Micronutrient Powders (MNP): A Step-by-Step Manual
- Programmatic Guidance Brief on Use of Micronutrient Powders (MNP) for Home Fortification
- Use of Multiple Micronutrient Powders for Home Fortification of Foods Consumed by Infants and Children 6-23 Months of Age
- Community-based management of severe acute malnutrition: A joint statement by the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition and the United Nations Children's Fund
- Joint Statement by the Micronutrient Initiative, International Nutrition Foundation and the Sprinkles Global Health Initiative at Sick Kids: Home Fortification with Multiple Micronutrients: Effectively Preventing Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Infants and Young Children
Micronutrients Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation
- UNHCR Anaemia Strategy Review
- Assessing micronutrient deficiencies in emergencies: Current practice and future directions. Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations: October 2007
- A Manual: Measuring and Interpreting Malnutrition and Mortality
- Micronutrient Malnutrition: Detection, Measurement and Intervention. A Taining Package for Field Staff. Handouts for Group Training
- Micronutrient Malnutrition: Detection, Measurement and Intervention. A Taining Package for Field Staff. Photo-cards for Printing