The government has started fortifying foods with folate (folic acid) to reduce incidence of children being born with hydrocephalus, a medical condition of fluid filling in their heads.
Speaking exclusively to 'Sunday News' recently, Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) Executive Director, Dr Othman Kiloloma said that because one cause of hydrocephalus is when women don't eat leafy vegetables when pregnant, fortification is a quick way of addressing nutritional issues.
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