Addressing the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt: Report on a stakeholder workshop on key challenges, policy solutions, and research opportunities

Key messages Parliamentarians, researchers, and development practitioners shared perspectives on the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt in roundtable discussions. Infrastructure gaps and policy and research strategy fragmentation are highlighted as challenges to accessibility of healthy food. Ag...

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Autores principales: Shokry, Nada, Jovanovic, Nina, Kurdi, Sikandra, Hamdy, Adham, Elkaramany, Mohamed
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176182
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Jovanovic, Nina
Kurdi, Sikandra
Hamdy, Adham
Elkaramany, Mohamed
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description Key messages Parliamentarians, researchers, and development practitioners shared perspectives on the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt in roundtable discussions. Infrastructure gaps and policy and research strategy fragmentation are highlighted as challenges to accessibility of healthy food. Aggressive ads/media environment and inefficient nutrition education programs are regarded as negatively impacting consumer behavior. Economic factors are widely identified as a major driver of malnutrition. Recommended solutions include raising nutrition literacy, transitioning from food subsidies to vouchers, improving nutrition services infrastructure, taxing unhealthy foods, and fortifying staple foods. Participants called for continued dialogue between researchers and policymakers.
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spelling CGSpace1761822025-11-06T07:17:27Z Addressing the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt: Report on a stakeholder workshop on key challenges, policy solutions, and research opportunities Shokry, Nada Jovanovic, Nina Kurdi, Sikandra Hamdy, Adham Elkaramany, Mohamed malnutrition infrastructure foods policies obesity poverty wasting disease (nutritional disorder) Key messages Parliamentarians, researchers, and development practitioners shared perspectives on the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt in roundtable discussions. Infrastructure gaps and policy and research strategy fragmentation are highlighted as challenges to accessibility of healthy food. Aggressive ads/media environment and inefficient nutrition education programs are regarded as negatively impacting consumer behavior. Economic factors are widely identified as a major driver of malnutrition. Recommended solutions include raising nutrition literacy, transitioning from food subsidies to vouchers, improving nutrition services infrastructure, taxing unhealthy foods, and fortifying staple foods. Participants called for continued dialogue between researchers and policymakers. 2025-08-21 2025-08-22T14:10:11Z 2025-08-22T14:10:11Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176182 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Shokry, Nada; Jovanovic, Nina; Kurdi, Sikandra; Hamdy, Adham; and Elkaramany, Mohamed. 2025. Addressing the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt: Report on a stakeholder workshop on key challenges, policy solutions, and research opportunities. MENA Policy Note 27. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176182
spellingShingle malnutrition
infrastructure
foods
policies
obesity
poverty
wasting disease (nutritional disorder)
Shokry, Nada
Jovanovic, Nina
Kurdi, Sikandra
Hamdy, Adham
Elkaramany, Mohamed
Addressing the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt: Report on a stakeholder workshop on key challenges, policy solutions, and research opportunities
title Addressing the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt: Report on a stakeholder workshop on key challenges, policy solutions, and research opportunities
title_full Addressing the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt: Report on a stakeholder workshop on key challenges, policy solutions, and research opportunities
title_fullStr Addressing the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt: Report on a stakeholder workshop on key challenges, policy solutions, and research opportunities
title_full_unstemmed Addressing the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt: Report on a stakeholder workshop on key challenges, policy solutions, and research opportunities
title_short Addressing the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt: Report on a stakeholder workshop on key challenges, policy solutions, and research opportunities
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topic malnutrition
infrastructure
foods
policies
obesity
poverty
wasting disease (nutritional disorder)
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176182
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