Introduction: Large-Scale Fortification, an Important Nutrition-Specific Intervention

Large-scale, fortication, micronutrients, nutrition, program experiences.Despite improvements in a range of other indicators of global development [1],* progress in reducing malnu-trition has been slow, leaving over 2 billion people suf-fering from different forms of malnutrition.** Children and women of reproductive age, especially pregnant and lactating women, are most often affected, with children bearing the burden of irreversible damage to their development. Malnutrition statistics, to cite a few of them, are alarming: » Close to 1 billion people are undernourished, meaning that one out of seven people does not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life [2]; » Undernutrition accounts for 11% of the global burden of disease and is the number one risk to health worldwide [3]; » Adults who were malnourished during childhood