Preventing Birth Defects and Saving Lives: Folic Acid-Preventable Spina Bifida, Anencephaly

 

When

6 January 2023, 9:00am EST

Where

Location: virtual

Summary

To commemorate World Folic Acid Awareness Week (WFAAW), 2-8 January 2023, IF hosted the webinar “Preventing Birth Defects and Saving Lives: Folic Acid-Preventable Spina Bifida, Anencephaly”.

The webinar aimed to trigger a deeper understanding of the importance of mandatory food fortification with folic acid for prevention of birth defects in order to maintain momentum for folic acid fortification programs in 2023.

The webinar featured presentations from FFI, GAIN, IAOM, Spina Bifida Federal Association of Sudan, Spina Bifida Foundation of India, and more.

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