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Cost-Effectiveness of Wheat Flour Fortification with Folic Acid for Reducing Neural Tube Defects in Yaoundé and Douala, Cameroon
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Abstract
• 59% of women of reproductive age (WRA) in Cameroon had inadequate folate intake in 2009. 1
• Folate deficiency increases the risk of neural tube defects (NTD), specifically spina bifida and anencephaly.
• The prevalence of NTD in Cameroon from 1997-2006 was four times that of the US, at 1.99/1000 cases per year. 2
• Wheat flour fortification with micronutrients – including folic acid – was implemented in Cameroon in 2011, showing marked improvement in micronutrient status in WRA. 1
• Food fortification programs are considered cost-effective; most cost-effectiveness estimates rely either on cost-perindividual reached or biological impact.