Abel Irena

The Home Fortification Community of Practice: An Approach to Improve Inter-country Communication and Collaboration to Support the Implementation and Scaling-up of Home Fortification Programs

Arnold Timmer, Abel Irena, Kathy Ho, Ruth Situma, Amy Dempsey & Scott Schaffter · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Home fortification is an innovative way to improve the diet with essential nutrients for targeted vulnerable groups who have higher requirements or do not benefit from other micronutrient interventions. As a relatively new program, there is a tremendous need for techn...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20995

Acceptability of and Willingness to Pay for Micronutrient Powder in Somaliland

Adam Haibeh, Megan Kays, Aden Qodax, Abel Irena & Manuela Tolmino · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Under five nutritional deficiencies in Somaliland constitute a major health concern. In response, Population Services International (PSI) undertook a study to examine practices related to acceptability of and willingness to pay for (WTP) MNP. Methods: 72 female caregi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20900

Scaling Up Micronutrient Interventions: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Implementation

Noelimanjaka Ramalanjaona, Simeon Rakotonirina, Ietje Reerink, Amal Tucker Brown, Jennifer Peterson & Abel Irena · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Introduction: Home-based fortification of complementary food with micronutrient powders (MNPs) has been proven to reduce anemia. In resource constrained contexts - like Madagascar - where child diet is of poor quality and anemia levels high, the challenge lies in finding viable a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21015