About Us
The Micronutrient Forum is the successor to the International Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVACG) and the International Nutritional Anemia Consultative Group (INACG), which were both founded in 1975 by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Micronutrient Forum, which replaces IVACG and INACG, focuses on the micronutrient deficiencies of public health significance, particularly vitamin A, iron, folate, iodine, and zinc.
Mission
The Micronutrient Forum serves as a stimulus for policy-relevant science and as an internationally-recognized catalyst for moving the global community towards consensus around evidence-based policies and programs that reduce micronutrient deficiencies around the globe.
Steering Committee
The Micronutrient Forum is led by a Steering Committee composed of international members with expertise relevant to the control of micronutrient deficiencies.
The members of the Micronutrient Forum Steering Committee are:
Dr. Alfred Sommer
Dean Emeritus and Professor
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD, USA
Ms. Emily Wainwright
Technical Advisor for Micronutrient Programs
Office of Health, Infectious Disease and Nutrition
Bureau of Global Health
U.S. Agency for International Development
Washington, DC, USA
Dr. Lindsay Allen
Director, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Davis, CA, USA
Prof. M.K. Bhan
Secretary, Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science and Technology
New Delhi, India
Dr. Omar Dary
Food Fortification Specialist, A2Z Project
AED
Washington, DC, USA
Dr. Frances Davidson
Health Science Specialist
Office of Health, Infectious Disease, and Nutrition
Bureau of Global Health
U.S. Agency for International Development
Washington, DC, USA
Dr. Philip Harvey*
Technical Director, A2Z Project
Washington, DC, USA
Dr. Daniel Kraushaar
Deputy Director, Integrated Health Solutions Development
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA, USA
Dr. Chewe Luo
Senior Health Adviser, Health Section
UNICEF
New York, NY, USA
Dr. Sean Lynch
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Grafton, VA, USA
Mr. Venkatesh Mannar
President
The Micronutrient Initiative
Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Dr. Werner Schultink
Chief, Nutrition Section
UNICEF
New York, NY, USA
Dr. Emorn Wasantwisut
Associate Professor
Institute of Nutrition
Mahidol University
Salaya, Thailand
Dr. Keith P. West, Jr.
Professor, Division of Human Nutrition
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD, USA
Ms. Silvana Faillace
Senior Program Officer/ MN Forum Coordinator, A2Z Project
AED
Washington, DC
Mr. Jason Kelleher
Senior Program Officer
Center for International Training
AED
Washington, DC
* Ex-officio member