International
 Zinc Nutrition
Consultative Group

Improving health of people in need
  by enhancing zinc nutrition.

IZiNCG is an international group whose primary objectives are to promote and assist efforts to reduce global zinc deficiency, with particular emphasis on the most vulnerable populations of low-income countries.

News

The Lancet's Nutrition Series

The new Lancet's Nutrition Series conclude that zinc deficiency together with vitamin A deficiency have by far the largest remaining disease burden among the micronutrients considered.

link to website on The Lancet’s Nutrition Series

NEW IZiNCG technical briefs

Brief summaries of recommended methods for assessing and improving zinc status now available

in English
en Español
en Français
em Português

World map of nutritional stunting rate

National stunting rate indicates risk of zinc deficiency - for more information go to:

link to world map

WHO releases new Child Growth Standards

Standards confirm that all children worldwide have the potential to grow the same

link to WHO child growth standards

WHO guidelines on diarrhea treatment
now include zinc supplementation

WHO / UNICEF joint statement

link to WHO / UNICEF joint statement