Micronutrients in Emergencies

Patrick Webb and Andrew Thorne-Lyman

Working Papers in Food Policy and Nutrition from Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Abstract: This chapter explores two main aspects of the micronutrient problem as it relates to entitlements in humanitarian emergencies: the diseases that arise directly or indirectly as a result of vitamin and mineral deficiencies often fatal in their own right; and knowledge, or awareness, of micronutrient concerns (and solutions) among income poor households. The delivery of nutrients in emergencies is a key aspect of all relief operations today, but that in itself is insufficient without empowering beneficiaries with knowledge related to the importance of micronutrients, food sources of those micronutrients, and greater capacity to act on such knowledge in both crisis and non-crisis settings.

Keywords: Micronutrients; emergency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F35 I19 O19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2005-10
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