Improving child nutrition for sustainable poverty reduction in Africa
While famines and other episodes of severe hunger receive significant press coverage and attract much public attention, chronic hunger and malnutrition are considerably more prevalent in Africa. It is estimated that 14 percent of children are born with low birthweights every year, around 45 million...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
International Food Policy Research Institute
2004
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156753 |
Similar Items: Improving child nutrition for sustainable poverty reduction in Africa
- Rural nutrition interventions with indigenous plant foods: A case study of vitamin A deficiency in Malawi
- Modification of local diets to improve vitamin A, iron and protein content for children aged 6 to 23 months in Kagera, Tanzania
- Nutritional status measures are correlated with pupillary responsiveness in Zambian children
- Provitamin A carotenoids content and bioaccessibility in the modified local diet for children aged 6-23 months in Bukoba, Tanzania
- Combining food-based dietary recommendations using Optifood with zinc-fortified water potentially improves nutrient adequacy among 4- to 6-year old children in Kisumu West District, Kenya
- Awareness in the context of prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among households in Western Kenya using a cross-sectional study