Double Fortified Salt (DFS) Program in Uttar Pradesh, India: Lessons from the Implementation of a Salt Fortification Intervention in a Nutritionally Insecure Region (P10-098-19)

Objectives Iron deficiency prevalence is high in the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. With an aim to reduce iron deficiency anemia, the state introduced double fortified salt (DFS) – salt fortified with iodine and iron – through its widespread network of fair price shops (FPS). FPS sell subsidized food grains among other goods to eligible households, and DFS was added to this package in 10 districts. In this study, we examined the coverage of...