Chapter 13: Reaching new heights: 20 years of nutrition progress in Nepal [Nourishing Millions]

DESPITE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC growth, South Asia remains notorious for its alarmingly high rates of undernutrition. This “Asian enigma” has long puzzled both researchers and policymakers. However, Nepal’s recent experience presents yet another enigma: a rapid reduction in maternal and child undernutr...

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Main Authors: Cunningham, Kenda, Singh, Akriti, Headey, Derek D., Rana, Pooja Pandey, Karmacharya, Chandni
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Language:Inglés
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/133296
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description DESPITE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC growth, South Asia remains notorious for its alarmingly high rates of undernutrition. This “Asian enigma” has long puzzled both researchers and policymakers. However, Nepal’s recent experience presents yet another enigma: a rapid reduction in maternal and child undernutrition during a period of civil war and prolonged political and economic instability. From 1996 to 2011, the prevalence of stunting among children under two years of age fell from 48 to 27 percent, and the prevalence of maternal underweight decreased from 28 to 20 percent.
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spelling CGSpace1332962025-11-06T07:39:04Z Chapter 13: Reaching new heights: 20 years of nutrition progress in Nepal [Nourishing Millions] Cunningham, Kenda Singh, Akriti Headey, Derek D. Rana, Pooja Pandey Karmacharya, Chandni health nutrition poverty developing countries countries sanitation malnutrition education DESPITE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC growth, South Asia remains notorious for its alarmingly high rates of undernutrition. This “Asian enigma” has long puzzled both researchers and policymakers. However, Nepal’s recent experience presents yet another enigma: a rapid reduction in maternal and child undernutrition during a period of civil war and prolonged political and economic instability. From 1996 to 2011, the prevalence of stunting among children under two years of age fell from 48 to 27 percent, and the prevalence of maternal underweight decreased from 28 to 20 percent. 2016-06-23 2023-11-10T08:55:21Z 2023-11-10T08:55:21Z Presentation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/133296 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295889_13 Open Access application/pdf
spellingShingle health
nutrition
poverty
developing countries
countries
sanitation
malnutrition
education
Cunningham, Kenda
Singh, Akriti
Headey, Derek D.
Rana, Pooja Pandey
Karmacharya, Chandni
Chapter 13: Reaching new heights: 20 years of nutrition progress in Nepal [Nourishing Millions]
title Chapter 13: Reaching new heights: 20 years of nutrition progress in Nepal [Nourishing Millions]
title_full Chapter 13: Reaching new heights: 20 years of nutrition progress in Nepal [Nourishing Millions]
title_fullStr Chapter 13: Reaching new heights: 20 years of nutrition progress in Nepal [Nourishing Millions]
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title_short Chapter 13: Reaching new heights: 20 years of nutrition progress in Nepal [Nourishing Millions]
title_sort chapter 13 reaching new heights 20 years of nutrition progress in nepal nourishing millions
topic health
nutrition
poverty
developing countries
countries
sanitation
malnutrition
education
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