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Heinz Micronutrient Campaign Expands to Africa for the First Time to Combat Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Children

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, December 29th, 2009

The Heinz Micronutrient Campaign (HMC), a groundbreaking program of the H.J. Heinz Company Foundation that is combating malnutrition in developing nations, announced a partnership in Tanzania, bringing the program to Africa for the first time.

The HMC has awarded a grant that establishes a research partnership with the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania and Michigan State University.

The grant will enable researchers to study the efficacy of low-cost vitamin and mineral supplements for children ages 6-24 months in a region of the world with the highest prevalence of iron deficiency anemia. A second part of the grant will enable Sokoine to...

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