McDonald, ChristineHyder, ZiauddinAlbino Cossa, Humberto2013-05-282013-05-282011-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13582Despite remarkable economic growth in the past decade, undernutrition remains a serious public health problem in Angola. High rates of child stunting and micronutrient deficiencies are contributing to an under-five mortality rate of 161 deaths per 1,000 live births, limiting the growth and development of children, hindering productivity, and preventing the country from reaching millennium development goals one and four. In response to this situation, the objectives of this report are to: a) synthesize available information on the nutrition situation in Angola; b) discuss the three main determinants of undernutrition using the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) conceptual framework; c) summarize existing nutrition policies and programs in the country; and d) propose next steps for action. Nutrition policy agenda is slowly gaining momentum in the country. The national food security and nutrition strategy released in 2009 include nutrition actions for children under five. The national nutrition policy is in the process of being finalized. High priority problems include the dearth of up-to-date, reliable, and comprehensive information on the nutrition situation in the country, severe shortages of trained nutritionists, and an exclusion of nutrition from community-based health activities. The following recommendations are proposed as next steps: 1) incorporate the collection of nutrition data into routine, planned surveys; 2) finalize the national nutrition policy, conduct a rigorous gap analysis, and develop a costed implementation plan to effectively scale-up nutrition activities in the country; 3) enhance capacity building efforts in the field of nutrition; 4) improve nutrition surveillance and screening activities and; 5) incorporate nutrition into community-based activities.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESACUTE MALNUTRITIONADOLESCENT GIRLSAGEDANEMIAANTENATAL CAREARIBABYBEHAVIOR CHANGEBLINDNESSBREAST MILKBREAST MILK SUBSTITUTESBREASTFEEDINGBREASTFEEDING PRACTICESCHILD FEEDINGCHILD FEEDING PRACTICESCHILD GROWTHCHILD HEALTHCHILD MORTALITYCHILD STUNTINGCHILD SURVIVALCHILDHOOD EDUCATIONCHILDHOOD ILLNESSESCHILDREN PER WOMANCHRONIC DISEASECIVIL WARCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCOMMUNITY HEALTHCOMPLEMENTARY FEEDINGCOMPLICATIONSDELIVERY CAREDEPENDENCY RATIODEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIARRHEADIARRHEAL DISEASEDIARRHEAL DISEASESDIETDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDRINKING WATEREARLY CHILDHOODECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICIESECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITYECONOMIC PROSPERITYENERGY CONSUMPTIONETHNIC GROUPSFAMILIESFERTILITYFERTILITY RATEFOLIC ACIDFOOD INSECURITYFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD SECURITYGENDER INEQUALITYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH CONSEQUENCESHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROBLEMSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH WORKERSHEALTHY LIFEHEMORRHAGEHIVHIV/AIDSHOSPITALHOSPITALIZATIONHOSPITALSHUMAN BODYHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DIGNITYHUMAN RIGHTHYGIENEIDDILLITERACYILLNESSILLNESSESIMCIIMMUNIZATIONINADEQUATE FOOD INTAKEINCOME INEQUALITYINDUSTRIALIZATIONINFANTINFANT FEEDINGINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINFANTSINFECTIONINFECTIOUS DISEASESINFORMATION SYSTEMINTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCEINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERVENTIONIODINEIODINE DEFICIENCYIODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERSIRONJOB TRAININGJUVENILE DELINQUENCYJUVENILE JUSTICELAND MINESLARGE POPULATIONLBWLEVELS OF CONSUMPTIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVE BIRTHSLOW BIRTHWEIGHTMALARIAMALNOURISHED CHILDRENMARKETINGMASS MEDIAMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATEMEASLESMEASLES IMMUNIZATIONMEDICAL CAREMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIESMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORBIDITYMORTALITYMORTALITY RATESMUNICIPAL AUTHORITIESNATIONAL AGENDANATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL HEALTH POLICYNATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL POLICIESNATIONAL POLICYNATIONAL PRIORITIESNATURAL RESOURCESNURSESNURSINGNUTRITIONNUTRITION COMPONENTSNUTRITION EDUCATIONNUTRITION INTERVENTIONSNUTRITION PROGRAMSNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIESNUTRITIONAL STATUSNUTRITIONISTSOFFICIAL LANGUAGEORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTIONORPHANSORSPHYSICAL ACTIVITYPHYSICIANSPLAN OF ACTIONPOLICY DOCUMENTPOOR HEALTHPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION GROWTH RATEPOPULATION MOVEMENTSPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPRESCHOOL CHILDRENPRETERM BIRTHPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEMPROGRESSPROVISION OF SUPPORTPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNPUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMPUBLIC POLICYQUALITY CAREQUALITY OF LIFERATES OF URBANIZATIONREFERRAL HOSPITALSREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESPECTRESPIRATORY INFECTIONSRURAL AREASSAFE MOTHERHOODSAFETY NETSSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSCIENTIFIC EVIDENCESCREENINGSECURITY SITUATIONSERVICE DELIVERYSEXSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSOCIAL JUSTICESOCIAL MARKETINGSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSTUNTINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRAINING OPPORTUNITIESTRANSPORTATIONTUBERCULOSISUNDER 5 MORTALITYUNDERNUTRITIONURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN MIGRATIONVIOLENCEVITAMIN AVITAMIN A DEFICIENCYVITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATIONVITAMINSVULNERABILITYWASTINGWORKERSWORKFORCEWORKING CONDITIONSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDYOUNG CHILDRENWorld Bank10.1596/13582