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    <h1 class="text-primary">About MAPS</h1>


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    <h2 class="text-primary">What is the problem?</h2>
    <p>Micronutrients such as: folic acid, iron, iodine, selenium, zinc, and vitamins A, Bs, C, D, E, K are essential
        for human health and are mostly acquired from the food we eat. Although humans require small quantities of these
        micronutrients, inadequate intake of one or more of these cause micronutrient deficiency (MND) which have
        serious ramifications on the health of individuals affected and the economy of the country in which they live.
        Micronutrient deficiencies are global problems and can be significant concerns in sub-Saharan Africa. With the
        burgeoning human population and anticipated changes in climate which impact on food availability, MNDs are
        likely to remain important problems. Hence, it is crucial to better understand MNDs at various scales and
        time-horizons, to support evidence gathering for policy interventions and program investments.

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 <h2 class="text-primary column col-12">The Micronutrient Support Tool</h2>
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    <p>Micronutrient Action Policy Support (MAPS) tool will deliver a co-designed, web-hosted tool, to enable the best
        possible estimates of MNDs to be communicated at national and sub-national scales in Africa. The MAPS tool
        will be a unique enabling environment for the wider Agriculture-Nutrition community and beyond. Through novel
        functionality, this tool will allow users to view and explore MND risks at various spatial and temporal scales.
        The tool will provide users with dietary micronutrient supply estimates of all nations in Africa using
        national-scale data, which can be spatially disaggregated by population data. Where survey data on food
        consumption (e.g. Household Consumption and Expenditure Surveys, HCES) or food composition (e.g. GeoNutrition
        surveys) are available for a nation, these data will support delivery of sub-national estimates of dietary
        micronutrient supplies and risks of deficiency. Where both types of data are available with good spatial
        resolution for the geography of interest, these will provide the most spatially disaggregated estimates
        possible.
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        <p>The MAPS project is funded by the <a href="https://www.gatesfoundation.org/">Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation</a></p>
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