Nutrition at a Glance : The Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo has higher rates of stunting than its immediate neighbors in the Africa region. Other countries with similar per capita incomes such as Somalia and Liberia exhibit lower rates of child stunting, which demonstrates...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/17689408/democratic-republic-congo-nutrition-glance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17099 |
| Summary: | Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo has
higher rates of stunting than its immediate neighbors in the
Africa region. Other countries with similar per capita
incomes such as Somalia and Liberia exhibit lower rates of
child stunting, which demonstrates the ability to achieve
better nutrition outcomes despite low income. Under
nutrition is not just a problem of poverty. Children are
undernourished in 26 percent of even the richest households.
This is typically not an issue of food access, but of caring
practices and disease. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies
impact well-being, and are pervasive in the DR Congo. The
World Bank is supporting a US$150 million Health Sector
Service Rehabilitation Project which intends to ensure that
target populations receive a well-defined package of quality
essential health services. |
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