Action Plan for the Provision ofVitamins and Minerals to the Tanzanian Population through the Enrichment of Staple Foods

World Bank

Washington, DC

关键词: ADOLESCENTS;    ADULT POPULATION;    AGED;    AGRICULTURE;    ANAEMIA;   

RP-ID  :  69991

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The United Republic of Tanzania has asevere vitamin and mineral deficiency problem. Every yeardeficiencies in iron, vitamin A and folic acid cost thecountry over US$ 518 million, around 2.65 % of thecountry's GDP. Beyond the economic losses, vitamin andmineral deficiencies are a significant contributor to infantmortality, with over 27,000 infant and 1,600 maternal deathsannually attributable to this cause.2 In fact, if all ofthese deaths could be avoided, the infant mortality rate(IMR) in Tanzania could be reduced to 41.5 per 1,000population, which would virtually ensure achievement of theMDG goal for IMR (40/1,000). To reduce this huge annualloss, an integrated national vitamin and mineral deficiencycontrol programme is needed which is embedded in thenational nutrition policy. Food fortification or enrichmentshould be an integral but not the only part of such a programme.