SPRING has been working to synthesize the evidence around implementation, and to conduct our own implementation research to improve micronutrient powder (MNP) delivery. We are studying the various channels that can be used to distribute MNP in health facilities and the community, and supporting industrial fortification efforts in Uganda. SPRING also hosts a variety of resources on micronutrients and child blindness from USAID’s flagship A2Z project that ended in 2011.
Micronutrient Interventions
Activities
News
March 2016
Uganda, like many other developing countries, suffers from a significant burden of iron, vitamin A, and zinc deficiencies. Additionally, iron deficiency anaemia affects almost 50 percent of children between 6 – 23 months of age and 30 percent of wome...
September 2017
For the last two years, SPRING/Uganda chaired the inspection and enforcement working group of the East Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC). To ensure the sustainability of the working group, SPRING transitioned this role to the Uga...
November 2016
This October, SPRING participated in the 2016 Micronutrient Forum Global Conference, a space for global researchers and practitioners to collaborate on promoting scale-up and sustainability of evidence-based programs to improve micronutrient adequacy...
Media
Galleries | November 2017
Spring/Uganda Shares Results of Micronutrient Powders Distribution Pilot in Namutumba
Publications
Journal Articles | December 2017
Experiences and Lessons Learned for Planning and Supply Of Micronutrient Powders Interventions
Reports | November 2016
A Qualitative Review of Micronutrient Powder Distribution in Namutumba District, Uganda