Malnutrition is responsible for nearly half (45 percent) of all deaths in children under five. Children who are undernourished between conception and age two are at high risk for impaired cognitive development...
In Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), 11 percent of deaths of children under 5 are due to diarrhea. Undernourished children have an increased risk of falling sick and greater severity of disease...
In Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), 11 percent of deaths of children under 5 are due to diarrhea. Undernourished children have an increased risk of falling sick and greater severity of disease...
Scaling up core micronutrient interventions would cost about dollar 720,000 per year. Maldives performs better than many of its neighbors in the region. However, many African countries with significantly...
Annually, Bangladesh loses over US dollar 700 million in GDP to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Scaling up core micronutrient interventions would cost less than US dollar 65 million per year. Overall...
Annually, Zimbabwe loses nearly US dollar 24 million in GDP to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Scaling up core micronutrient interventions would cost less than US dollar 8 million per year. Zimbabwe...
Annually, Egypt loses over US dollar 814 million in Gross Domestic Product (GDP)to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Scaling up core micronutrient nutrition interventions would cost US dollar 55 million...
Annually, Bhutan loses over US dollar 2.4 million in GDP to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Scaling up core micronutrient interventions would cost US dollar 340,000 per year. Bhutan has similar high...
Annually, Afghanistan loses over US dollar 235 million in GDP to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Scaling up core micronutrient interventions would cost less than US dollar 17 million per year. Overall...
Annually, Ghana loses over US dollar177 million in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Scaling up core micronutrient interventions would cost about US dollar 10 million per...
A new nutrition project under preparation will support strengthening the policy framework; systems and capacity of India's flagship nutrition program Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), and explore...
Annually, Guatemala loses over US dollar 300 million in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Scaling up core micronutrient nutrition interventions would cost less than US dollar...
The World Bank is currently supporting the US$20 million Nutrition and Social Protection Project with more than half of financing supporting the Community Based Nutrition Program. It aims to prevent chronic...
El Salvado is striking disparities in the rates of malnutrition between various subgroups in El Salvador. Children in rural areas are almost twice as likely to be stunted as children in urban areas (18...
Over one-third of child deaths are due to undernutrition, mostly from increased severity of disease. The economic costs of undernutrition include direct costs such as the increased burden on the health...
Over one-third of child deaths are due to undernutrition, mostly from increased severity of disease. The economic costs of undernutrition include direct costs such as the increased burden on the health...
Scaling up core micronutrient interventions in Djibouti would cost less than US dollar 800 thousand per year. Djibouti has slightly higher rates of stunting relative to countries in the same region and...
Scaling up core micronutrient interventions in Djibouti would cost less than US dollar 800 thousand per year. Djibouti has slightly higher rates of stunting relative to countries in the same region and...
El Salvado is striking disparities in the rates of malnutrition between various subgroups in El Salvador. Children in rural areas are almost twice as likely to be stunted as children in urban areas (18...
Equatorial Guinea has higher rates of stunting than many countries in the same region with much lower per capita income. That countries with lower per capita incomes exhibit reduced rates of child stunting...