Convene consultations between diverse stakeholders in ten countries/geographies which will produce (new or strengthened) localized micronutrient roadmaps and action plans with recommendations on cost-effective and scalable interventions and micronutrient data needs to guide national-level program decision-making.

Over the next four years, the Micronutrient Forum (MNF) will drive the development of new or strengthened policies that prioritise micronutrient interventions by influencing decision-makers, particularly those at the national level, with evidence-based recommendations. Specifically, the MNF will leverage data and maximise knowledge on micronutrients to drive policies that increase investments and actions to eradicate micronutrient malnutrition.

The MNF will undertake an assessment to identify priority countries/geographies based on select criteria, including prevalence and burden of micronutrient deficiencies, levels of women and child malnutrition, national and subnational policy, regulatory and financing environments, stakeholder/partner presence (private sector, bilateral and multilateral engagement and programme implementing agencies), regional/local research and technical capacity and also general political economy.

The MNF will identify leading experts to serve as focal points for country/geographical consultations, who are also engaged with the MNF's existing and three new planned alliances/coalitions. These experts will oversee the country consultations, data review and information synthesis and will also support the contextualisation of new knowledge arising from the work of the alliances/coalitions and integration into localised recommendations in each of the 10 country/geography-specific roadmaps and action plans.

The action plans and roadmaps will make recommendations for prioritising cost-effective interventions and scalable systems to address micronutrient malnutrition and build local capacity. In addition, the action plans will provide guidance on investments or actions needed to improve the availability, quality, usability and accessibility of micronutrient data to guide national-level programme decision-making.

At the same time, new country lessons and expertise will feed back into the plans of the alliances/coalitions and inform a broader global knowledge base and best practices for eradicating micronutrient malnutrition. The MNF 2023 Global Conference will serve to exchange emerging evidence/knowledge, programme insights and policy agenda-setting strategies that are generated through the alliances and country-level consultations for further dissemination to broader international audiences and national-level decision-makers and stakeholders.