Who is the head of the Micronutrient Initiative?
M.G. Venkatesh Mannar is the President of MI. Mr. Mannar´s technical expertise includes a Master´s degree in chemical engineering. His extensive experience began in the salt industry in India and included pioneering an iodized salt testing kit widely used around the world today. He has helped develop iodization programs in over 40 countries, including the highly effective Iodine Deficiency Disorder program in China with UNICEF and the World Bank, and was a driving force in the development of salt fortified with both iron and iodine to help prevent anaemia. As a founding member of the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders he remains on its Executive Board. He also serves on the Board of the Network for the Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency and in the Executive Management Group of the Flour Fortification Initiative.
