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Malnutrition in Afghanistan : Scale, Scope, Causes, and Potential Response

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dc.contributor.authorLevitt, Emily
dc.contributor.authorKostermans, Kees
dc.contributor.authorLaviolette, Luc
dc.contributor.authorMbuya, Nkosinathi
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T09:35:30Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T09:35:30Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis book has the potential to contribute to a reversing of this trend, whereby activities in not only the health sector but also in other sectors relevant to nutrition will gain increased support and prominence in national development planning. South Asia has by far the largest number of malnourished women and children, and no other region of the world has higher rates of malnutrition. Malnutrition in childhood is the biggest contributor to child mortality; a third of child deaths have malnutrition as an underlying cause. For the surviving children, malnutrition has lifelong implications because it severely reduces a child's ability to learn and to grow to his or her full potential. Malnutrition thus leads to less productive adults and weaker national economic performance. Therefore, the impact of malnutrition on a society's productivity and well being and a nation's long-term development is hard to underestimate. For the South Asia region of the World Bank, malnutrition is a key development priority, and in the coming years, the Bank intends to enhance dramatically its response to this challenge. As a first step, a series of country assessments such as this one are being carried out. These assessments will be used to reinforce the dialogue with governments and other development partners to scale up an evidence-based response against malnutrition. To succeed, we will need to address the problem comprehensively, which will require engaging several sectors. This assessment of malnutrition in Afghanistan lays out the scale, scope, and causes of the problem. The assessment also indicates key elements of a potential response.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20101115233235
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8441-1
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-8441-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2518
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development; human development
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACUTE MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectANEMIA
dc.subjectANEMIA TREATMENT
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR CHANGE
dc.subjectBIRTH DEFECTS
dc.subjectBIRTH INTERVALS
dc.subjectBIRTH SPACING
dc.subjectBLINDNESS
dc.subjectBREAST MILK
dc.subjectBREAST MILK SUBSTITUTES
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectCALCIUM
dc.subjectCALORIC INTAKE
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCENTER FOR HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD DEATHS
dc.subjectCHILD FEEDING
dc.subjectCHILD FEEDING PRACTICES
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHILDREN NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHRONIC UNDERNUTRITION
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY NUTRITION WORKERS
dc.subjectCOMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
dc.subjectCOMPLEMENTARY FOODS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PLANNING
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDIETS
dc.subjectDIPHTHERIA
dc.subjectDIRECT NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDRIED FRUIT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectENERGY METABOLISM
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY HEALTH
dc.subjectFEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectFLOUR
dc.subjectFOLIC ACID
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD FORTIFICATION
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLEMENTS
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectFORTIFIED FOODS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ACTION
dc.subjectGOITER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHEMORRHAGE
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUNGER
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectHYGIENE PRACTICES
dc.subjectIMCI
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINADEQUATE FOOD INTAKE
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT FEEDING
dc.subjectINFANT FEEDING PRACTICES
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectINFECTION
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectIODINE
dc.subjectIODINE DEFICIENCIES
dc.subjectIODINE DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectIODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectIRON DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectLACK OF AWARENESS
dc.subjectLBW
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOCAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALNOURISHED CHILDREN
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMATERNAL NUTRITION
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subjectMENTAL
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMILLS
dc.subjectMINERAL
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMISCARRIAGE
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RISK
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMUNG BEANS
dc.subjectNATIONAL ACTION
dc.subjectNATIONAL AGENDAS
dc.subjectNATIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectNATIONAL SECURITY
dc.subjectNEURAL TUBE DEFECTS
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION AWARENESS
dc.subjectNUTRITION COMPONENTS
dc.subjectNUTRITION EDUCATION
dc.subjectNUTRITION IN EMERGENCIES
dc.subjectNUTRITION INDICATORS
dc.subjectNUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectNUTRITION POLICIES
dc.subjectNUTRITION POLICY
dc.subjectNUTRITION PROBLEMS
dc.subjectNUTRITION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectNUTRITION SECTOR
dc.subjectNUTRITION SECTOR STRATEGY
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectNUTS
dc.subjectPEDIATRICS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPHYSICAL GROWTH
dc.subjectPOLICY FORMULATION
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPOLIO
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANCY STATUS
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRENATAL CARE
dc.subjectPRESCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROTEIN
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY CONTROL
dc.subjectQUALITY IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS LEADERS
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE AGE
dc.subjectRESEARCH METHODS
dc.subjectRICKETS
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSALT IODIZATION
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subjectSCURVY
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTILLBIRTH
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectSUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
dc.subjectTETANUS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRAUMA
dc.subjectUNDERNUTRITION
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVITAMIN
dc.subjectVITAMIN A
dc.subjectVITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectVITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectVITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTS
dc.subjectVITAMIN C
dc.subjectVITAMIN D
dc.subjectVITAMIN D DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE FAMILIES
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWASTING
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectXEROPHTHALMIA
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILD
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectZINC DEFICIENCY
dc.titleMalnutrition in Afghanistan : Scale, Scope, Causes, and Potential Responseen
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryAfghanistan
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Nutrition
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
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