UNIMMAP MMS for National Health Systems: Considerations for Developing a Supply Strategy

In partnership with Kirk Humanitarian, Vitamin Angels published a paper, UNIMMAP MMS for National Health Systems: Considerations for Developing Supply Strategy. Authors included Vitamin Angels’ Senior Technical Advisor and Board Member, Dr. Clayton Ajello, PhD; Padjadjaran University’s Auliya Suwantika; Vitamin Angels’ Indonesia Country Director, Otte Santika; Vitamin Angels’ Implementation Science Manager, Shannon King, PhD; and Vitamin Angels’ Associate Director Supply Chain, Jarno de Lange. The paper addressed the need to scale the global supply of multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS)—also known as prenatal vitamins and minerals—to meet the growing demand. This resource document draws on information from early implementation science (IS) experiences to help shape national supply/demand strategies, which may require national, regional, or even global demand and supply coordination of MMS as it is introduced and scaled.