UID:
edoccha_9958120965902883
Format:
xxi, 210 pages :
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illustrations, maps ;
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23 cm.
ISBN:
1-282-90622-4
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9786612906220
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0-8213-8442-2
Series Statement:
Directions in Development
Content:
South Asia has the highest rates of malnutrition and the largest number of malnourished women and children in the world. Childhood malnutrition is the main cause of child mortality-one-third of all child deaths are due to the underlying cause of malnutrition. For the children who survive, malnutrition results in lifelong problems by severely reducing a child's ability to learn and to grow to his or her full potential. Malnutrition directly leads to less productive adults and thus to weaker national economic performance. The negative impact of malnutrition on a society's productivity and a national
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Current Nutrition Situation in Afghanistan; Chapter 3: The Determinants of Under nutrition in Afghanistan; Chapter 4: Political Economy and Capacity to Address; Chapter 5: Current Programs, Gaps, and Opportunities; Chapter 6: Recommendations; Appendix A: Methodology; Appendix B: Nutrition Data Collection in Afghanistan; Appendix C: Cultural Beliefs Relating to Infant and Young Child Feeding
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Appendix D: Summary of Services Provided through the Ministry of Public Health Basic Package of Health Services Appendix E: Nutrition Components of the Basic Package of Health Services; Appendix F: The Afghanistan National Development Strategy Structure; Appendix G: Organizational Chart of Ministry of Public Health's Public Nutrition Department (under Preventive Medicine); Appendix H: Organizational Chart of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock; Appendix I: Job Description for Provincial Nutrition Officers
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Appendix J: Assessment of Capacity in Government Entities Responsible for Nutrition Appendix K: Public Nutrition Partners According to the Type of Roles and Responsibilities; Appendix L: Simple Growth Promotion Card Developed for Demonstration Project in Afghanistan (BASICS III Project); Appendix M: Overview of the Components of the Government Nutrition System in Afghanistan; Glossary; Index; Back Cover
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-8441-4
Language:
English
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