UID:
almafu_9958061849102883
Format:
xxx, 100 pages :
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illustrations, map ;
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23 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-42218-9
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9786612422188
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0-8213-8078-8
Series Statement:
Directions in development. Human development
Content:
Action against malnutrition is needed more than ever. An additional US10.3 billion a year is required from public resources to mount a successful attack against undernutrition on a worldwide scale. This would benefit over 360 million children in the 36 countries with the highest burden of undernutrition-home to 90 percent of the stunted children worldwide-and prevent 1.1 million child deaths. Since early childhood offers a special window of opportunity to improve nutrition, the bulk of the investment needs to be targeted between pre-pregnancy until two years of age.Scaling Up Nutrition: What
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Introduction : why scale up? -- Methodology : estimating the costs -- What will it cost and what are the potential benefits? -- Phasing the scale-up.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-8077-X
Language:
English
URL:
http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-8077-2
