Programs and Partners

Iron deficiency is estimated to affect 2 billion people worldwide – nearly 1/3 of the population – with such debilitating effects as permanently-impaired intellectual development, stunted physical growth, blindness, and impaired immune system development, which leads to chronic disease and even death. The Heinz Micronutrient Campaign is combating the global health threat of iron deficiency anemia in the third world through the development and distribution of vitamin and mineral powders, in partnership with numerous government agencies and non-governmental organizations around the world.

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