Message-ID: <s210b6e9.024@jsi.com> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 17:07:55 -0400 From: Project OMNI <mailto:omni_project@JSI.COM> Subject: MICRONUTRIENT DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
******OMNI NEWS FLASH********OMNI NEWS FLASH*******OMNI NEWS ************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************** MORE MICRONUTRIENT DOCUMENTS AVAILABLEOMNI has available a limited number of older publications on various aspects of global micronutrient activities. Many of these documents were developed through the VITAL project. Although some are several years old, we feel that they still can provide important information to organizations, governments, projects and individuals involved in the elimination of micronutrient malnutrition globally. Every week we will make different documents available. They are available on a first come first serve base.
1. OMNI BRIEF: BIOAVAILABILITY & BIOCONVERSION OF CAROTENOIDS
In 1995, a workshop on Bioavailablity and Bioconversion of Carotenoids was conducted in Washington, C under the joint organization and sponsorship of the Micronutrient Initiative and USAID/OMNI project. 45 scientists, nutrition program managers, and representatives of non-governmental organizations, and international donor agencies met to address the question: Can foods rich in provitamin A carotenoids provide adequate vitamin A for human needs.
In addition, the participants: 1. Identified key research questions that must be addressed for food-based vitamin A strategies to be more effective: 2. Established their priority, 3. Suggested experimental approaches; and 4. Provided program guidance that could have the greatest relevance to populations most at-risk of clinical and subclinical vitamin A deficiency--women, infants and children in developing.
This is a summary of the workshop available only in English
2. VITAL NUTRIENTS
This document provides a brief overview of recent studies on the effects of micronutrients, current knowledge on how and why micronutrient deficiencies occur, who is particularly at risk, interventions that work, and how professionals engaged in a broad range of programs can play a key role in preventing and controlling micronutrient deficiencies.
Published in English, French and Spanish
***************************************************************************** OPPORTUNITIES FOR MICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONS (OMNI) is funded by the Office of Health and Nutrition of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, D.C. and managed by John Snow, Inc. OMNI's mission is accomplished by developing integrated, comprehensive programs and strategies to reduce and eliminate major micronutrient deficiencies throughout the developing world. Participating countries are based on their micronutrient malnutrition problems, commitment by local officials (public and private) to micronutrient activities, and their capacity to achieve and sustain a demonstrable impact. ****************************************************************************** OMNI is located at 1616 North Fort Myer Dr, Suite 1100, Arlington, Virginia 22209 USA - Tel: 703 528-7474 - Fax: 703 528-7480 E-mail: mailto:omni@jsi.com WWW: http://www.jsi.com/intl/omni/home ******************************************************************************