May 4, 2011 - Aleosan, North Cotabato, Philippines - CORAZON DINKY SOLIMAN, secretary of Department of Social Welfare and Development, answers question from the media during the launching of United Nations and Manila government iron fortified rice campaign in the township of Aleosan, North Cotabato

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May 4, 2011 - Aleosan, North Cotabato, Philippines - CORAZON DINKY SOLIMAN, secretary of Department of Social Welfare and Development, answers question from the media during the launching of United Nations and Manila government iron fortified rice campaign in the township of Aleosan, North Cotabato in the troubled southern Philippines. The U.N. World Food Programme and Philippine government launched the project for families displaced by conflict between government security forces and Muslim separatist rebels in southern Philippines. Around 18, 800 tons of iron-fortified rice is up for distribution to at least displaced 106, 000 families in the region, majority of them also covered by government's conditional cash transfer scheme. Health authoritiesâ claim that daily intake of iron fortified rice will prevent anemia and improves total body development. Inadequate micronutrients expose people to health risks. Iron deficiency anemia, a condition characterized by a decrease in the concentration of hemoglobin in the blood, is a public health concern particularly among children, pregnant and lactating women. If not supplied, the body weakness and susceptible to diseases and infections. (Credit Image: © Jef Maitem/ZUMAPRESS.com)