Toward an integrated approach for addressing malnutrition in Zambia: a literature review and institutional analysis

Due to the predominance of direct, specific interventions in nutrition for development, the health sector tends to own nutrition, with interventions customarily implemented through health programs. The premise that the agriculture sector should also be a vehicle for improved nutrition is intuitive,...

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Autores principales: Harris, Jody, Drimie, Scott
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153948
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description Due to the predominance of direct, specific interventions in nutrition for development, the health sector tends to own nutrition, with interventions customarily implemented through health programs. The premise that the agriculture sector should also be a vehicle for improved nutrition is intuitive, but this sector often delivers neither good nutrition nor food security to the most vulnerable in the population. The complex and multisectoral nature of malnutrition may explain why it has not been effectively addressed. Though we know many of the solutions, such as intersectoral action which is critical to addressing this complexity, to date there is no consensus on how intersectoral solutions are best implemented or institutionalized. This review brings together experiences from across Sub-Saharan Africa in order to draw out recommendations for improved intersectoral implementation going forward, and assesses how these findings apply specifically to the Zambian context.
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spelling CGSpace1539482025-11-06T07:25:44Z Toward an integrated approach for addressing malnutrition in Zambia: a literature review and institutional analysis Harris, Jody Drimie, Scott nutrition malnutrition health agricultural sector private sector public sector Due to the predominance of direct, specific interventions in nutrition for development, the health sector tends to own nutrition, with interventions customarily implemented through health programs. The premise that the agriculture sector should also be a vehicle for improved nutrition is intuitive, but this sector often delivers neither good nutrition nor food security to the most vulnerable in the population. The complex and multisectoral nature of malnutrition may explain why it has not been effectively addressed. Though we know many of the solutions, such as intersectoral action which is critical to addressing this complexity, to date there is no consensus on how intersectoral solutions are best implemented or institutionalized. This review brings together experiences from across Sub-Saharan Africa in order to draw out recommendations for improved intersectoral implementation going forward, and assesses how these findings apply specifically to the Zambian context. 2012 2024-10-01T13:58:33Z 2024-10-01T13:58:33Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153948 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Harris, Jody; Drimie, Scott. 2012. Toward an integrated approach for addressing malnutrition in Zambia: a literature review and institutional analysis. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1200. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153948
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Toward an integrated approach for addressing malnutrition in Zambia: a literature review and institutional analysis
title Toward an integrated approach for addressing malnutrition in Zambia: a literature review and institutional analysis
title_full Toward an integrated approach for addressing malnutrition in Zambia: a literature review and institutional analysis
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