NEW DELHI: Public health experts and policy makers from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka deliberated on how the deficiency of micronutrients in pregnant women can adversely affect the neurodevelopment of the unborn child at a two-day meet here.

At the Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, Delhi, scientists and public health experts, along with representatives from UNICEF and WHO, came together on a common platform under the SACMIND Stakeholders meeting held on November 6 and 7.

The focus was on understanding what various national surveys from these five South Asian countries reveal and identifying actionable steps to ensure healthier newborns.

Discussions also centred on the measures taken so far to address specific micronutrient deficiencies among pregnant

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