Table 2.

Identified factors affecting agenda setting for micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs)

Factors facilitating agenda setting for MNDs	Factors impeding agenda setting for MNDs
Multiple stakeholders, with aligned framing of the problem, to collectively advocate for the issue	Issue invisibility: lack of awareness among policymakers and civil society
Availability of MND indicators to raise awareness and quantify issue severity	Issue complexity: multisectoral solutions required to address MNDs
Transnational advocacy activities around MNDs	Lack of adequate resources to address MNDs: trapped in a ‘low-priority’ cycle
	Lack of a champion to advocate for the issue and institutional weakness of the lead ministry
	Challenge of demonstrating effectiveness of interventions for MNDs to support advocacy efforts