About the Micronutrient Forum and its efforts to reduce anaemia
Anaemia is a largely invisible global health and development crisis that is often caused by micronutrient deficiency and affects almost one-quarter of the world’s population. Yet there are evidence-based interventions that can prevent and treat anaemia, and avoid the devastating consequences of anaemia on survival, health, and productivity that reverberate for generations. The Forum understands the power of a common agenda and a common voice. We do this work because it is urgent: because we know that anaemia has lifelong, even multi-generational consequences, and affordable, high-impact solutions are available today.How our organization is tackling anaemia?
A: The Forum contributes to strengthening the evidence base on micronutrient deficiencies and interventions, through its collaboration platforms. The Micronutrient Data Innovation Alliance (DInA) works to strengthen the micronutrient data ecosystem, by increasing demand for micronutrient data, increasing investments in data collection and accessibility, and strengthening micronutrient data leadership at the national level. The Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium (ST4N), hosted by the Forum, examines how global crises, such as the Covid pandemic, conflicts, and climate events impact the nutrition of vulnerable women and children, including impacts on anaemia. The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium (HMHB) hosts technical advisory groups on MMS and BEP that synthesize and generate the scientific evidence base for these interventions.
B: Knowledge brokering, advocacy and communications. By convening the right people and facilitating the development of shared priorities through our collaboration platforms, the Micronutrient Forum contributes to consensus and common voice, leadership and collective action on micronutrient health. We translate evidence into action, by publishing advocacy briefs, policy briefs and technical guidance. We facilitate knowledge sharing through regional convenings, such as the Anaemia Data meeting July 2024, co-organized with partners of the Anaemia Action Alliance.
What our organization can offer?
The Micronutrient Forum supported WHO and UNICEF in setting up the Anaemia Action Alliance.
The Micronutrient Forum will continue to support the co-creation and implementation of an anaemia communications and policy advocacy agenda.
The Micronutrient Forum will leverage its programs to strengthen the evidence base and data availability and quality related to anaemia status, determinants and interventions.
Our specialty:
The Forum brings leaders together to help build and strengthen the evidence base on micronutrient deficiencies and interventions, build consensus, and ultimately contribute to the development of stronger policies, programs, and systems to protect the health of vulnerable communities everywhere.
