World BankUNICEF2017-06-272017-06-272011-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27331The World Bank and The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) jointly developed this report to calculate the potential human and economic benefits to be gained from increasing nutrition investments in the Kyrgyz Republic. This report provides compelling evidence of the potential to improve health and economic outcomes through scaling up effective nutrition interventions and introducing new proven interventions to reduce the direct causes of under nutrition in order to support the Kyrgyz government's commitment to the well-being and prosperous future of the Kyrgyz people. This situational analysis examines and quantifies the scope of under nutrition in the Kyrgyz Republic by presenting: (1) the epidemiology of under nutrition; (2) an estimate of the health consequences of under nutrition in terms of mortality and disability adjusted life years (DALYs), and the economic losses due to lost workforce and productivity; (3) the health, social protection, and agriculture and food intervention systems relevant to delivering interventions for improving nutrition; (4) the current coverage of nutrition interventions; and (5) the potential economic gains achievable by scaling up effective nutrition interventions. The current context is very favorable for scaling up nutrition interventions in the Kyrgyz Republic. Investing in nutrition has increasingly proven to have excellent development and health returns. The international development community has recognized (1) the need to scale up nutrition interventions; (2) the potential for public-private partnerships; and, (3) a growing consensus around a common framework for action. Reducing under nutrition worldwide is a priority for the World Bank and UNICEF, and also critical to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESACUTE MALNUTRITIONADOLESCENTSAGEDANEMIAANEMIA PREVALENCEANTENATAL CAREBABYBEHAVIOR CHANGEBREAST MILKBREAST MILK SUBSTITUTESBREASTFEEDINGBREASTFEEDING PROMOTIONBULLETINCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASECAUSES OF DEATHCHILD CARECHILD DEATHSCHILD FEEDINGCHILD FEEDING PRACTICESCHILD HEALTH OUTCOMESCHILD HEALTH SERVICESCHILD MALNUTRITIONCHILD MORTALITYCHILD MORTALITY RATECHILD SURVIVALCOMMUNITY ACTIONCOMPLEMENTARY FEEDINGCOMPLEMENTARY FOODCONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERSCOST EFFECTIVENESSCYCLE OF POVERTYDELIVERY COSTSDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONSDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGDIARRHEADIARRHEAL DISEASEDIETDISABILITYDISASTERSDISCRIMINATIONDISSEMINATIONDRINKING WATEREARLY CHILDHOODECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITYEMERGENCIESEMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CAREEMERGENCY RELIEFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPOWERMENT OF WOMENENERGY CONSUMPTIONEPIDEMIOLOGYFAMILIESFAMILY PLANNINGFOLIC ACIDFOOD INSECURITYFOOD SECURITYFREQUENT PREGNANCIESGENDER EQUALITYGLOBAL CONSENSUSGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTGOITERGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEHEALTH CAREHEALTH CONSEQUENCESHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROBLEMSHEALTH REFORMHEALTH RISKSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEM REFORMHEALTHY LIFEHIV/AIDSHOSPITALSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSHYGIENEILL HEALTHIMMUNIZATIONINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINFANTSINFECTIONINFECTIOUS DISEASESINFORMATION SYSTEMINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTERVENTIONINTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATIONIODINEIODINE DEFICIENCYIODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERSIRONLABOR FORCELACK OF AWARENESSLARGE FAMILIESLAWSLEADING CAUSESLEADING CAUSES OF DEATHLIVE BIRTHSLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOW BIRTH WEIGHTLOW-INCOME COUNTRYMALARIAMALNOURISHED CHILDRENMALNUTRITIONMARKETINGMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CAREMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATEMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMATERNAL NUTRITIONMEDICINESMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIESMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORBIDITYMORTALITYMORTALITY RATESMOTHERNATIONAL LAWSNEWBORNNUMBER OF DEATHSNUMBER OF PEOPLENUTRITIONNUTRITION INTERVENTIONSNUTRITION OUTCOMESNUTRITION PROGRAMSNUTRITIONAL PRACTICESNUTRITIONAL STATUSOBESITYOBSTETRIC CAREOLD AGEOLD CHILDRENORAL REHYDRATION THERAPYPENSIONSPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESPERINATAL MORTALITYPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONPHYSICAL ACTIVITYPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTPHYSICAL GROWTHPHYSICIANSPOLICY BRIEFPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY FORMULATIONPOLICY MAKERSPOOR HEALTHPOPULATION GROUPSPOPULATION SIZEPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPREMATURE DEATHPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMQUALITY OF CAREREFERRAL SYSTEMREMITTANCESREPRODUCTIVE AGERESOURCE ALLOCATIONSRESPIRATORY DISEASESRICHER COUNTRIESRISK FACTORSRISK OF INFECTIONRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTSANITATIONSCHOOL CURRICULASERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL MARKETINGSTUNTINGSURVIVAL RATETECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOBACCOTUBERCULOSISUNDERNUTRITIONUNDERWEIGHT CHILDRENUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONURBAN AREASUSE OF RESOURCESVICIOUS CYCLEVITAMIN AVITAMIN A DEFICIENCYVITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATIONVITAMINSVULNERABLE GROUPSWASTINGWORK FORCEWORKERSWORKFORCEWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDYOUNG CHILDRENWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/27331