Fortification of staple foods with calcium: A novel costing tool to inform decision making
- Palacios, Alfredo
- Rojas Roque, Carlos
- Balan, Dario
- Sosa Estani, Isabela
- Belizan, Jose
- Cormick, Gabriela
- Augustovski, Federico Ariel
DOIAbstract
Low calcium intake and its impact on maternal and child health are a major concern in low- and middle-income countries. Given the low calcium in diet, as well as the low adherence and acceptability of calcium pills in those settings, the discussion about policies to increase calcium intake has moved toward staple food fortification strategies. Nevertheless, there is scarce information on the economic feasibility of implementing these strategies. We aimed to design and propose a novel costing tool to estimate the cost of the flour fortification with calcium by carrying out a literature review about costing studies for staple food fortification programs and costing tools previously developed. A deliberative meeting with stakeholders was held ...
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