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THE OVIITA PHILOSOPHY

In 1990, the World Summit for Children called for the ‘virtual elimination of Vitamin A deficiency and its consequences, including blindness” (1)

Our overall goals for Oviita and it's implementation are that it is:

  • practical and simple to maintain within communities
  • promote self-sufficiency and autonomy
  • address the concerns voiced by the end users

VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY

Vitamin A is a lipid-soluble whatever make some nice words and line

An estimated 250 million children worldwide are currently suffering from vitamin A deficiency. To create a solution that can actually help people, it needs to be designed thoughtfully, with a human-centred approach. Our discussions with anthropologists, Nutrition International, and individuals from affected communities have introduced us to the challenges that must be overcome for our project to be effective.

Vitamin A is typically taken up in the diet from specific plant and animal sources. Without these sources, deficiency compromises the immune system, stunts growth, and blinds the eyes, leaving patients vulnerable.

One of the biggest causes of preventable childhood mortality, Vitamin A Deficiency, currently afflicts an estimated 250 million women and children worldwide.



VAD disproportionately harms some of the world’s most vulnerable populations. It is widespread in regions of Africa and South Asia, where diets contain low amounts of Vitamin A, and is further exacerbated by a lack of dietary fat.

OUR APPROACH

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Engineering Cellulases involves something something, it's cool and we love to do it. A main part of our project.

Biocontainment is an aspect of our project that is also very important to what we're doing.

Implementation involves many aspects such as building a bioreactor, doing some other stuff, and one last one. One of the last most important aspects of our project.