Micronutrient Initiative
$150,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year
- 2010-2011
- Agreement period
- November 3, 2010 – March 31, 2015
- Project status
- Closed
- Reference
- CA-3-M012821001
Published purpose
The project supports a Micronutrient Initiative program which aims to increase the nutritional status of vulnerable populations, specifically children under five, pregnant women, and women of child-bearing age. Essential basic health interventions are provided through health systems or community health events with the goal of reducing child mortality rates. These interventions include the provision of vitamin A supplements to help decrease the risk of disease and blindness, zinc supplements for the treatment of diarrheal disease, and adequately iodized salt to prevent severe mental impairment. By 2014, this program is expected to: save the lives of two million children under five who would otherwise have died due to vitamin A or zinc deficiency; substantially improve the cognitive development of young children; and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from severe mental impairment.
In plain English AI-generated
This project funds a Micronutrient Initiative program to improve nutrition among vulnerable populations, including children under five and pregnant women, through vitamin A, zinc, and iodized salt interventions, aiming to reduce child mortality and prevent impairments.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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