Global fortification advocacy toolkit

At the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) in 2023, member states passed the resolution to accelerate “efforts for preventing micronutrient deficiencies and their consequences, including spina bifida and other neural tube defects, through safe and effective food fortification.”

One year after this landmark moment for large-scale food fortification (LSFF), it is essential that stakeholders come together once again to advocate for implementation of the WHA resolution and ensure national leaders have the tools they need to accelerate progress.

To this aim, the Global Fortification Technical Advisory Group (GF TAG) has compiled a toolkit with resources to support country-level stakeholders’ advocacy for implementation of the WHA resolution on food fortification and accelerating progress on food fortification at the upcoming 2025 Nutrition for Growth Summit.

Country-level nutrition and fortification specialists working for implementing organizations, members of national and regional food fortification alliances, civil society advocates, and anyone interested in building a healthier future for their country through food fortification.

What’s included in the toolkit?

• Action items for local stakeholders
• Policy brief: Turning resolution into action
• Nutrition for Growth commitment guide
• Civil society letter endorsing the WHA food fortification resolution
• About the WHA resolution on food fortification
• Fact sheet: Large-scale food fortification is a safe and cost-effective way to strengthen nutrition
• Visualizations of fortification data via the Global Fortification Data Exchange (GFDx)
• Guide for communicating about fortification
• Additional resources

How to share the toolkit

Join us by taking part in helping to share the toolkit with in-country stakeholders who can use the tools included to advocate for progress on LSFF and WHA resolution commitments. You can download the toolkit here.