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The International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group🌱Promoting and assisting efforts to reduce #zinc deficiency in #LMICs
globalizincg.orgJoined January 2019

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Congratulations, Zulfi! So well deserved.
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Congrats Zulfiqar Bhutta on receiving the 2022 John Dirks Canada Global Health Award. From ⁦@SickKidsGlobal⁩ vantage, Zulfi is the preeminent global child health practitioner setting the agenda for #globalresearch priority setting. Great pride in his achievements!
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And thank you back !
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Today we celebrate 20 yrs of @ffinetwork 🎉 Huge thanks to past & present partners & to the '22 Champs for amazing work; you embody FFI’s vision to champion effective fortification of industrially milled grains through multi-sector partnerships. #FFI20 buff.ly/3f4lmN9
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Alarming numbers, but we know what works - read more in this Devex piece #HiddenHunger #micronutrients #zinc
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The chance of having a deficiency in one or more micronutrients is higher than a coin toss for children less than 5 years of age and women between 15 and 49. @TyRBeal, @Mdu_Rox & Lynnette Neufeld take a look at how to lower these numbers. #Opinion. devex.com/news/opinion-w
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Here are the country-level data for women 15–49 y. Prevalence of deficiency in iron, zinc, folate & vitamins A, B12 & D are each higher than 40% in some countries. In Bangladesh, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, India & Pakistan 9 in 10 women are deficient in at least one micronutrient.
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1 in 2 children 2 in 3 women
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NEW DATA | Global estimates for #HiddenHunger by GAIN, @MNForum and @NutritionForDev reveal that #micronutrient deficiencies affect nearly 50% of global population. Read the paper in the @LancetGH: bit.ly/lancet_hh
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Join the movement! Here's a great example of the power of data to not only to identify the deficiencies and the solution, but also identifying and addressing program faltering #zinc #Cameroon #moreandbetterdata izincg.org/new-blog-1/cas
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We're excited to speak with Megan Bourassa & Lwin Mar Hlaing of @MNForum & Alex Ongla Ndjebayi of @HelenKellerIntl on September 20. Join us to meet the @MNData_Alliance & hear how they are working to strengthen MN & LSFF data. ➡️Register bit.ly/3e1Sy77
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