Nutrition International - Call for Consultancy to Develop National Food Fortification Monitoring and Evaluation Framework - Jobs in Ethiopia

Nutrition International - Call for Consultancy to Develop National Food Fortification Monitoring and Evaluation Framework - Jobs in Ethiopia

Nutrition International (NI), a non-profit agency dedicated to eliminating vitamin and mineral deficiencies worldwide, invites proposals from competent agencies to implement a rapid survey in Ethiopia.

Nutrition International is an Ottawa-based, international not-for-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that the world's most vulnerable especially women and children in developing countries get the vitamins and minerals they need to survive and thrive.

Supported by the Global Affairs Canada (Government of Canada) and other generous donors, in Ethiopia, NI is working alongside the Ministry of Health to address the challenge of malnutrition.

NI’s programs inform government policy and national health guidelines that make vitamin and mineral supplementation programs increasingly effective and inclusive.

In addition to ongoing program on Vitamin A supplementation and salt iodization, NI is promoting the use of zinc and ORS for childhood diarrhea management in Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, and Tigray. NI is also working alongside the Ministry of Health to strengthen nutrition programs for vulnerable women, adolescent girls and young children through Right Start.

Right Start, is an initiative being implemented in Afar, Amhara, Beneshangul Gumuze, Oromia, SNNP and Tigray, regions.

Background

The 2016 Ethiopian micronutrient survey showed that deficiency of several micronutrients, including that of zinc, iodine, vitamin A, folate and vitamin B12, is of public health concern as per WHO classification.

Deficiencies in these essential micronutrients can have devastating health consequences ranging from serious physical and cognitive disabilities to life-threatening disorders.

These adverse effects go hand in hand with low productivity and net economic losses.

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