IDRC Monthly and Weekly Reports 1993 - 1997 (IDRC, 1993-1997, 760 p.): Fortified Rice is the Most Natural Way to Ensure that Children Receive Enough Vitamin A: Resource Contacts:

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IDRC Monthly and Weekly Reports 1993 - 1997 (IDRC, 1993-1997, 760 p.)

Fortified Rice is the Most Natural Way to Ensure that Children Receive Enough Vitamin A

		Preventing blindness: Vitamin-A fortified “Ultra Rice”
		Staple food
		Leading cause of blindness
		Taste tests
		Pricing Ultra Rice
		Not a new idea
		Resource Contacts:

Resource Contacts:

Dr. Mahshid Lotfi, Senior Program Specialist, The Micronutrient Initiative, Ottawa, Ontario; Tel: (613) 236-6163, ext. 2482; Fax: (613) 236-9579; E-mail: mlotfi@idrc.ca

PATH Canada, 170 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 902, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5V5; Tel: (613) 233-0623; Fax: (613) 230-8401

Related IDRC articles and publications:

New Weapon in War on Micronutrient Deficiencies, by Michael Boulet
Children’s Health in Ghana’s North, by Jason Lothian
The Micronutrient Initiative

Additional resources:

MN-Net Home Page: An Information Resource on Micronutrient Malnutrition
International Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVACG)

Opportunities for Micronutrient Interventions
PATH Canada: The elimination of iodine, vitamin A and iron deficiencies

Vitamin A Deficiency
VAD Prevalence and Control Program Data: Indonesia

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