Accelerating National Policymaking across Sectors to Enhance Nutrition

National development plans in Africa are increasingly recognizing nutrition as both essential for development and a social right. So far, however, this has not resulted in the large-scale provision of nutrition services necessary to reduce the high levels of malnutrition on the continent. Nutrition...

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Main Author: Mwadime, Robert K. N.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153990
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description National development plans in Africa are increasingly recognizing nutrition as both essential for development and a social right. So far, however, this has not resulted in the large-scale provision of nutrition services necessary to reduce the high levels of malnutrition on the continent. Nutrition now has to feature more prominently in policymaking processes, and the resultant policies have to be translated into effective programs to achieve a significant reduction in the burden that malnutrition imposes on so many African households, communities, and nations. The experience of East Africa has relevance for policy and program design in other regions affected by malnutrition.
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spelling CGSpace1539902025-11-06T04:15:24Z Accelerating National Policymaking across Sectors to Enhance Nutrition Mwadime, Robert K. N. food supply nutrition policies agriculture public health nutrition health National development plans in Africa are increasingly recognizing nutrition as both essential for development and a social right. So far, however, this has not resulted in the large-scale provision of nutrition services necessary to reduce the high levels of malnutrition on the continent. Nutrition now has to feature more prominently in policymaking processes, and the resultant policies have to be translated into effective programs to achieve a significant reduction in the burden that malnutrition imposes on so many African households, communities, and nations. The experience of East Africa has relevance for policy and program design in other regions affected by malnutrition. 2012 2024-10-01T13:58:49Z 2024-10-01T13:58:49Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153990 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296732 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Mwadime, Robert K. N. 2012. Accelerating National Policymaking across Sectors to Enhance Nutrition. In Reshaping agriculture for nutrition and health. Ed. Shenggen Fan and Rajul Pandya-Lorch. Chapter 18. Pp. 153-162. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153990
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Accelerating National Policymaking across Sectors to Enhance Nutrition
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title_full Accelerating National Policymaking across Sectors to Enhance Nutrition
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title_short Accelerating National Policymaking across Sectors to Enhance Nutrition
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nutrition policies
agriculture
public health
nutrition
health
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