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Reducing malnutrition is a cornerstone of poverty reduction. General malnutrition and specific micronutrient deficiencies contribute to infant, child, and maternal morbidity; decreased learning capacity; lower productivity and higher mortality. Because malnutrition is often due to a combination...
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widespread but with significant urban-rural differences (52 percent versus 74 percent). Health, nutrition, and the fight against … population's health and nutrition status by linking health outcomes, household/individual behaviors, community factors …
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This report explores the importance of nutrition for Tanzania. It demonstrates that the prevalence of malnutrition is … malnutrition for infant mortality, education outcomes, the health system and labor productivity. For nutrition to be successfully … advanced high level support is needed. Efforts to advance nutrition in Tanzania have made before, with the earliest attempts …
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Nigeria's sheer size and complexity present large challenges to health policymakers. Not only is the population large, but it is also very diverse: there are nearly 300 ethnic groups in the country, more than 500 languages, and two major religious groups (Islam and Christianity). This complexity...
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focus to illustrate general principles, and/or draw lessons for the broader health, nutrition, and population (HNP) sector …
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The objectives of the nutrition sensitive social protection are: 1) target activities to the most nutritionally … vulnerable populations such as pregnant women and children less than 24 months; 2) include nutrition education and counseling …) integrate nutrition services into Social Protection (SP) interventions; and 4) reduce the acute and long-term negative financial …
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Nutrition sensitive agriculture aims to maximize the impact of nutrition outcomes for the poor, while minimizing the … children. It is agriculture with a nutrition lens, and should not detract from the sector's own goals. The agriculture sector … is best placed to influence food production and the consumption of nutritious foods necessary for healthy and active …
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