BANGLADESH: New initiative to combat malnutrition, anaemia
DHAKA, 1 September 2009 (IRIN) – There have been mixed reactions to a private-public partnership to popularize a nutritional supplement known to reduce the incidence of anaemia (blodmangel) in infants and young children.
The supplement, known as Sprinkles, is a blend of powdered micronutrients which, when sprinkled onto food, provides children with all the necessary vitamins and minerals.
Renata, a leading generic drugs manufacturer based in Dhaka, will produce, market and sell the food supplement alongside BRAC (Building Resources Across Communities), the biggest NGO in the developing world, and the Social Marketing Company (SMC), a not-for-profit enterprise.
But the cautious Bangladeshi government has declined to comment on Sprinkles or its promotion.
Fatima Parveen Chowdhury, director of the government-run Institute of Public Health Nutrition (IPHN), explained that since Sprinkles is a new product, the government would only be in a position to comment once its effect on Bangladeshi children had been established.
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