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An analysis of nutrition-relevant national policies in South Asia reveals a gap in addressing the essential nutrition actions recommended by World Health Organization (WHO)

The WHO recommends Essential Nutrition Actions (ENAs) throughout the life course to tackle malnutrition in all its forms. However, limited evidence exists on the availability of policies to support the implementation of ENAs in South Asia, a region with the highest burden of malnutrition globally. W...

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Autores principales: Neupane, Sumanta, Jangid, Manita, Scott, Samuel P., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Kim, Sunny S., Menon, Purnima, Murira, Zivai, Torlesse, Harriet
Formato: Resumen
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: American Society for Nutrition 2020
Materias:
child nutrition
adolescents
pregnancy
nutrition policies
malnutrition
nutrition
children
guidelines
perinatal period
who
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142452
Sumario:The WHO recommends Essential Nutrition Actions (ENAs) throughout the life course to tackle malnutrition in all its forms. However, limited evidence exists on the availability of policies to support the implementation of ENAs in South Asia, a region with the highest burden of malnutrition globally. We conducted a policy analysis to assess the extent to which current policies address ENAs for adolescent girls, women, and children in South Asia.

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