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Morocco's National Food Fortification Program

The Government of Morocco has successfully implemented a national fortification program to increase the amount of fortified wheat flour and oil available in the market, which was supported by a US$2.92 million grant from the Global Alliance for Imp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sullivan, Eileen Brainne, Houston, Robin
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ANAEMIA
ANEMIA
BIRTH DEFECTS
BREAD
CHILDBEARING
CHILDBEARING AGE
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
DISSEMINATION
FLOUR
FOOD FORTIFICATION
FOOD INDUSTRY
FOODS
GOITRE
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
IODINE
IODINE DEFICIENCY
IRON
IRON DEFICIENCY
IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
MALNUTRITION
MARKETING
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION
MICRONUTRIENTS
MILLS
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS
NUTRITION
PREGNANT WOMEN
QUALITY ASSURANCE
RICKETS
STEEL
URBAN AREAS
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION
VITAMIN D
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY
VITAMINS
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
WASTING
WHEAT
WHEAT FLOUR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/07/11419069/moroccos-national-food-fortification-program
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10978
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Summary:The Government of Morocco has successfully implemented a national fortification program to increase the amount of fortified wheat flour and oil available in the market, which was supported by a US$2.92 million grant from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). Morocco was selected out of several countries that had submitted proposals to GAIN, to undertake fortification efforts in line with the government's newly established program to fight micronutrient deficiencies launched in 2000.

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