Senegal: Canadian Company to Help Finance Zinc Supplements for Children
A Canadian zinc mining company and a Canadian nonprofit devoted to getting vitamins and minerals to children in poor countries recently joined forces to create a new partnership, the Zinc Alliance for Child Health. Zinc, the metal used to line the bars of traditional Paris bistros, is a mineral crucial in trace amounts to childrens growth, brain development and immune system functions. It is found in red meat, beans and peanuts, but many malnourished children eat almost nothing but cornmeal, cassava or other starches. Teck Resources, a mining company with headquarters in Vancouver, announced that it would give $6.2 million to help six million children in Senegal get zinc supplements. Its partners in the new alliance are the Micronutrient Initiative, a nonprofit group based in Ottawa, and the Canadian International Development Agency, through which Canada channels foreign aid.
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