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Malnutrition in Afghanistan

Author : Emily Levitt
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821384422
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Malnutrition in Afghanistan written by Emily Levitt and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 nation s long-term development is difficult to underestimate. Malnutrition is a key development priority for the World Bank s South Asia region. The Bank intends to increase its commitment to reducing malnutrition in the region. As a first step, Bank staff are preparing a series of country assessments such as Malnutrition in Afghanistan. These assessments will be useful for governments and development partners committed to scaling up effective, evidence-based interventions to reduce malnutrition in their countries. Conclusive evidence shows that a multisectoral planning approach, followed by actions in the various sectors, is the most successful method to improve a populations nutrition. Malnutrition in Afghanistan provides the background analysis for the development of a comprehensive nutrition action plan. The timing of this report is propitious. The international communities interest in the developmental benefits of nutrition programming is high. This analytical report is part of a broader effort by the World Bank South Asia region to increase investments in nutrition, recognizing that good nutrition is important to economic growth and development, and because investing in well-proven nutrition interventions pays high dividends in poverty reduction and national economic development.

Malnutrition in Afghanistan

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9786612906220
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Malnutrition in Afghanistan written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action

Author :
Publisher : UNICEF
ISBN 13 : 9280645129
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action written by and published by UNICEF. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

National food-based dietary guidelines for Afghans

Author : Lawrence, T.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251090505
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis National food-based dietary guidelines for Afghans by : Lawrence, T.

Download or read book National food-based dietary guidelines for Afghans written by Lawrence, T. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diet is one of the single most important contributors to health, but also to disease. Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) provide information on healthy eating and lifestyle aimed at preventing all forms of malnutrition, including noncommunicable diet-related diseases and keeping people well-nourished and healthy. The FBDGs is a fruit of joint efforts and collaboration made by mainly four institutions: the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), the Ministry of Education (MoE), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The development, promotion and dissemination of FBDGs for Afghans is an important part of the strategy of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) for improving the nutritional status of the Afghan population. Its realization is in accordance with the Ministry's mission of improving the health and nutritional status of the Afghan people. The aim is to achieve this in an equitable and sustainable manner, through the provision of quality health services, advocacy for the development of healthy environments and living conditions, and the promotion of healthy eating and lifestyles.

Nutrition sensitive food systems in conflict affected regions: A case study of Afghanistan

Author : Babu, Suresh Chandra
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nutrition sensitive food systems in conflict affected regions: A case study of Afghanistan written by Babu, Suresh Chandra and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The food systems approach can contribute to food security and reduced malnutrition levels by identifying key investments and policies throughout the food system, including production, processing, marketing, and consumption of food. However, in countries facing fragility and conflict, it has proven difficult to implement such an approach and achieve the desired results. This has been the case in Afghanistan, where high levels of malnutrition stem in part from an undersupply of nutritious food. Multi-sectoral approaches to promote nutrition sensitivity and achieve diet-based solutions have also had only limited impact. This paper reports on an analysis of the nutrition sensitivity of food systems in Afghanistan using multi-sector consultations and gap analyses to examine two key food and nutrition policies, the National Comprehensive Agriculture Development Priority Program and the Afghanistan Food Security and Nutrition Agenda. It highlights gaps in the policies and identifies investment priorities to make food systems more nutrition sensitive. The results show that instilling nutrition sensitivity into the operation of Afghanistan’s food systems can only be accomplished if certain key measures are incorporated into the food system. These include addressing the absence of knowledge in the population regarding healthy diets, the lack of sufficient food for vulnerable populations, weak irrigation systems, capacity constraints at individual and institutional levels, data challenges, and weak natural resource management. In addition, the above weaknesses are compounded by the continued violence and conflict-induced insecurity, weak government, and inadequate investments. Given the role of different sectors in contributing to improved nutrition, appropriate and effective multi-stakeholder coordination and collaboration is paramount to such efforts.

Poverty in Afghanistan

Author : Mohammad Hakim Haider
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030108597
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Poverty in Afghanistan written by Mohammad Hakim Haider and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the patterns, characteristics, causes and coping mechanisms of the poor in Afghanistan applying econometric and statistical techniques. The authors address and identify the extent of poverty in Afghanistan over the years, the spatial patterns and regional imbalances of poverty in Afghanistan, the distinguishing characteristics of the poor in Afghanistan, and explore shocks faced by the poor in Afghanistan as well as subsequent coping strategies. Based on household level data collected under the ‘National Risk Vulnerability Assessment’ (NRVA) survey of 2003, 2005, 2007/08 and 2011/12 of Afghanistan, the authors identify options that may enable policy makers and other stakeholders to further enable the inclusion of the poor in development processes and to successfully cope with poverty and its adverse outcomes. This short book will be of interest to students, researchers, academicians, policymakers, international agencies and NGOs at international and national levels.

Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition

Author : Tanzania. Wizara ya Afya, Maendeleo ya Jamii, Jinsia, Wazee na Watoto
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789976910896
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition written by Tanzania. Wizara ya Afya, Maendeleo ya Jamii, Jinsia, Wazee na Watoto and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

War and Health

Author : Catherine Lutz
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479806943
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book War and Health written by Catherine Lutz and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a detailed look at how war affects human life and health far beyond the battlefield Since 2010, a team of activists, social scientists, and physicians have monitored the lives lost as a result of the US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan through an initiative called the Costs of War Project. Unlike most studies of war casualties, this research looks beyond lives lost in violence to consider those who have died as a result of illness, injuries, and malnutrition that would not have occurred had the war not taken place. Incredibly, the Cost of War Project has found that, of the more than 1,000,000 lives lost in the recent US wars, a minimum of 800,000 died not from violence, but from indirect causes. War and Health offers a critical examination of these indirect casualties, examining health outcomes on the battlefield and elsewhere—in hospitals, homes, and refugee camps—both during combat and in the years following, as communities struggle to live normal lives despite decimated social services, lack of access to medical care, ongoing illness and disability, malnutrition, loss of infrastructure, and increased substance abuse. The volume considers the effect of the war on both civilians and on US service members, in war zones—where healthcare systems have been destroyed by long-term conflict—and in the United States, where healthcare is highly developed. Ultimately, it draws much-needed attention to the far-reaching health consequences of the recent US wars, and argues that we cannot go to war—and remain at war—without understanding the catastrophic effect war has on the entire ecosystem of human health.

Afghanistan

Author : Paula Bronstein
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781477309391
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Afghanistan written by Paula Bronstein and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, International Photography Award, 1st Place, Professional: Book, Documentary, 2016 The Afghan people are standing at a crucial crossroads in history. Can their fragile democratic institutions survive the drawdown of US military support? Will Afghan women and girls be stripped of their modest gains in freedom and opportunity as the West loses interest in their plight? While the media have largely moved on from these stories, Paula Bronstein remains passionately committed to bearing witness to the lives of the Afghan people. In this powerful photo essay, she goes beyond war coverage to reveal the full complexity of daily life in what may be the world's most reported on yet least known country. Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear presents a photographic portrait of this war-torn country's people across more than a decade. With empathy born of the challenges of being an American female photojournalist working in a conservative Islamic country, Bronstein gives voice to those Afghans, particularly women and children, rendered silent during the violent Taliban regime. She documents everything from the grave trials facing the country—human rights abuses against women, poverty and the aftermath of war, and heroin addiction, among them—to the stirrings of new hope, including elections, girls' education, and work and recreation. Fellow award-winning journalist Christina Lamb describes the gains that Afghan women have made since the overthrow of the Taliban, as well as the daunting obstacles they still face. An eloquent portrait of everyday life, Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear is the most complete visual narrative history of the country currently in print.

Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241548371
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2013 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pocket Book is for use by doctors nurses and other health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first level referral hospitals. This second edition is based on evidence from several WHO updated and published clinical guidelines. It is for use in both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals with basic laboratory facilities and essential medicines. In some settings these guidelines can be used in any facilities where sick children are admitted for inpatient care. The Pocket Book is one of a series of documents and tools that support the Integrated Managem.

Reconstructing Agriculture in Afghanistan

Author : Adam Pain
Publisher : Practical Action
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reconstructing Agriculture in Afghanistan written by Adam Pain and published by Practical Action. This book was released on 2007 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will be of interest to readers concerned with the future of Afghanistan and also those with a broader interest in post-conflict rehabilitation in fragile states, providing an important reference for operational agencies and researchers.

Explaining Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries

Author : Lisa C. Smith
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 : 0896291146
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (962 download)

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Book Synopsis Explaining Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries by : Lisa C. Smith

Download or read book Explaining Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries written by Lisa C. Smith and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One in three preschool children in developing countries is undernourished. Consequently, they are likely to have impaired immune systems, poor cognitive development, low productivity as adults, and susceptibility to diet-related chronic diseases such as hypertension and coronary heart disease later in life. Undernourished female preschoolers are likely to grow into undernourished young women who are more likely to give birth to babies who are undernourished even before they are born, thus perpetuating the intergenerational transmission of deprivation. This report sheds light on some of the main causes of child malnutrition, projects how many children are likely to be malnourished in the year 2020 given current trends, and identifies priority actions for reducing malnutrition most quickly in the coming decades.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251305722
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018 written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New evidence this year corroborates the rise in world hunger observed in this report last year, sending a warning that more action is needed if we aspire to end world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. Updated estimates show the number of people who suffer from hunger has been growing over the past three years, returning to prevailing levels from almost a decade ago. Although progress continues to be made in reducing child stunting, over 22 percent of children under five years of age are still affected. Other forms of malnutrition are also growing: adult obesity continues to increase in countries irrespective of their income levels, and many countries are coping with multiple forms of malnutrition at the same time – overweight and obesity, as well as anaemia in women, and child stunting and wasting.

Impact of COVID-19 on the Severe Acute Malnutrition Admissions Among Children Under 5 Years of Age Seeking Nutrition Services in Afghanistan

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Author : Sahar Sayedy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis Impact of COVID-19 on the Severe Acute Malnutrition Admissions Among Children Under 5 Years of Age Seeking Nutrition Services in Afghanistan by : Sahar Sayedy

Download or read book Impact of COVID-19 on the Severe Acute Malnutrition Admissions Among Children Under 5 Years of Age Seeking Nutrition Services in Afghanistan written by Sahar Sayedy and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the number of admissions of severe acute malnutrition among children under 5 years of age seeking nutrition services in Afghanistan especially in the provinces where the prevalence of COVID-19 was high, for the period of February - September 2020. The study used comparison and analysis of secondary datasets of the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition - a national program for detection and management of moderate and severe acute malnutrition in the country. This study analyzed the association between COVID-19 cases and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) admissions of children under 5 years of age seeking nutrition services in Afghanistan at national level and in the provinces most affected by COVID-19. For the number of SAM admissions, the inclusion criteria were children 6-59 months of age registered or admitted to OPD-SAM section of IMAM program, boys and girls, from February - September 2020. For COVID-19 cases, all the confirmed cases at national and provincial levels, regardless of their age and gender, were taken in account, and were extracted from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) database. SAM admissions in 2020 were compared to the number of SAM admissions done before COVID-19, in 2018 and 2019, for the same period (February - September) to determine the difference in the number of admissions among them. Results indicated that there was a significant positive association between a total of 208,106 SAM (OPD-SAM) admissions and 2,247,025 COVID- 19 cases which was reported from national level (34 provinces) of Afghanistan during February - September 2020 (r = .80, p = .016). At provincial level, the differences were assessed only for five provinces where the COVID-19 cases were high, and where in the beginning of the pandemic, testing centers for COVID-19 were available. For three provinces Kabul, Herat and Nangarhar the correlation was strong, positive, and statistically significant (r = .85, p = .006, r = .78, p =.021, r = .77, p = .024). In Balkh province there was also a positive, strong but not statistically significant correlation between SAM admissions and COVID-19 cases (r = .60, p = .116). In contrast, in Kandahar province the correlation was moderate, and the two variables were not statistically significant (r = .31, p = .447)

Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Systems

Author : Mostafa Al-Emran
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030826163
Total Pages : 718 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Systems written by Mostafa Al-Emran and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-08-07 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sheds light on the emerging research trends in intelligent systems and their applications. It mainly focuses on three different themes, including software engineering, ICT in education, and management information systems. Each chapter contributes to the aforementioned themes by discussing the recent design, developments, and modifications of intelligent systems and their applications.

New Challenges to Food Security

Author : Ian Christoplos
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136777601
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book New Challenges to Food Security written by Ian Christoplos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food security is high on the political agenda. Fears about societal insecurity due to food price increases and hunger, grave scenarios regarding the effects of climate change and general uncertainty about the impacts of investments in biofuels and so-call “land grabbing” on food prices and availability have meant that food security is now recognised as being a multifaceted challenge. This book is unique in that it will bring together analyses of these different factors that impact on food security. This volume will describe a range of different perspectives on food security, with an emphasis on the various meanings that are applied to food security “crisis”. The challenges to be reviewed include market volatility, climate change and state fragility. Analyses of responses to food security crises and risk will cover rural and urban contexts, arenas of national policy formation and global food regimes, and investment in land and productive technologies. This book is unique in two respects. First, it takes a step back from the normative literature focused on specific factors of, for example, climate change, agricultural production or market volatility to look instead at the dynamic interplay between these new challenges. It helps readers to understand that food security is not one discourse, but is rather related to how these different factors generate multiple risks and opportunities. Second, through the case studies the book particularly emphasises how these factors come together at local levels as farmers, entrepreneurs, consumers, local government officials and others are making key decisions about what will be done to address food security and whose food security will be given priority. The book will explore how food production and consumption is embedded in powerful political and market forces and how these influence local actions.

Repositioning Nutrition as Central to Development

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Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821364006
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Repositioning Nutrition as Central to Development written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Persistent malnutrition is contributing not only to widespread failure to meet the first MDG--to halve poverty and hunger--but to meet other goals in maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, education, and gender equity. The choice is now between continuing to fail, or to finally make nutrition central to development. Underweight prevalence among children is the key indicator for measuring progress on non-income poverty and malnutrition remains the world's most serious health problem and the single biggest contributor to child mortality. Nearly a third of children in the developing world are either.