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Malnutrition in Sri Lanka : Scale, Scope, Causes, and Potential Response

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-11T15:37:32Z
dc.date.available2012-06-11T15:37:32Z
dc.date.issued2007-09-24
dc.description.abstractThe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a set of eight goals which United Nations member countries are committed to reach by 2015. The first MDG is to eradicate poverty and hunger. This report focuses on the attainment of human development-related MDG by sub-national units in Sri Lanka relating to poor and integrating nutrition with other sectoral activities, including health, agriculture, education, economic reform, and rural development. It primarily focuses on developing a programmatic framework for the health sector. Malnutrition includes both under nutrition and overweight. Overweight predisposes the population to higher risks of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Even with relatively optimistic assumptions about economic growth, it alone is insufficient to meet the MDGs. The Government of Sri Lanka's (GOSL'S) current policy response to malnutrition consists of three broad strategies: direct food assistance programs, poverty reduction programs and the provision of an integrated package of maternal and child health and nutrition services through the Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition. Complementary strategies to reduce poverty or to improve access to safe water and sanitation must be specifically designed to reduce inequalities. GOSL and the World Bank both recognize the need to address malnutrition. Sri Lanka needs to focus on three key changes to appropriately address malnutrition: (a) Finance a technically correct set of strategies and interventions in an economically justifiable formulation to maximize cost-effectiveness; (b) Ensure a high level of political commitment to sustain these actions; and (c) Identify the appropirate instiutional arrangements and develop necessary capacities in these instiutions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8996660/sri-lanka-malnutrition-sri-lanka-scale-scope-causes-potential-response
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/7656
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7656
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectANNUAL RATE
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION INEQUALITY
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION POVERTY
dc.subjectDATA QUALITY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectDIETS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMICS LITERATURE
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectESTIMATION TECHNIQUES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE SURVEY
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFEMALE LITERACY
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGROWTH PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DATA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHOUSING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINDEPENDENT VARIABLES
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORM
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMEAN CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERRORS
dc.subjectMETHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectMULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectNATIONAL AVERAGE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY VARIABLES
dc.subjectPOOR PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVEL
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY TRENDS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRO-POOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectQUALITATIVE VARIABLES
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITIES
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSCHOOL SYSTEM
dc.subjectSECONDARY DATA
dc.subjectSECTOR ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAN
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectTASK TEAM LEADER
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.titleMalnutrition in Sri Lanka : Scale, Scope, Causes, and Potential Responseen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:45:11.902207Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Health Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8996660/sri-lanka-malnutrition-sri-lanka-scale-scope-causes-potential-response
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid362351468294030335
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20080208035701
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum8996660
okr.identifier.report40906
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.sectorHealth
okr.themePopulation and reproductive health
okr.themeHuman development
okr.themeNutrition and food security
okr.themeHealth system performance
okr.themeChild health
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitS.A. Human Development Sector (SASHD)
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