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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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGED AGRICULTURE ANEMIA BREAST MILK BREASTFEEDING CHILD DEATHS CHILD FEEDING CHILD GROWTH CHILD STUNTING COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING DEATHS OF CHILDREN DEWORMING DIARRHEA DIETARY DIVERSIFICATION DISEASE FOOD ACCESS FOOD INDUSTRY FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICY FOOD SECURITY FOODS HEALTH SECTOR HIGH DISEASE BURDEN HIV HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUNGER ILLNESS INFANT INFANT FEEDING INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES INFANTS INFECTION INFECTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IODINE IRON IRON DEFICIENCY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFETIME RISK LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALNUTRITION MATERNAL DEATH MATERNAL NUTRITION MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONS MINERAL MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE NEWBORNS NUTRIENTS NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL NEEDS PNEUMONIA PREGNANT WOMEN PREVALENCE PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH REHABILITATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION SALT IODIZATION SEVERITY OF DISEASE STUNTING UNDERNUTRITION VITAMIN VITAMIN A VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION WASTING WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/17689408/democratic-republic-congo-nutrition-glance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17099

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spelling	okr-10986-170992021-04-23T14:03:33Z Nutrition at a Glance : The Democratic Republic of Congo World Bank AGED AGRICULTURE ANEMIA BREAST MILK BREASTFEEDING CHILD DEATHS CHILD FEEDING CHILD GROWTH CHILD STUNTING COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING DEATHS OF CHILDREN DEWORMING DIARRHEA DIETARY DIVERSIFICATION DISEASE FOOD ACCESS FOOD INDUSTRY FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICY FOOD SECURITY FOODS HEALTH SECTOR HIGH DISEASE BURDEN HIV HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUNGER ILLNESS INFANT INFANT FEEDING INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES INFANTS INFECTION INFECTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IODINE IRON IRON DEFICIENCY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFETIME RISK LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALNUTRITION MATERNAL DEATH MATERNAL NUTRITION MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONS MINERAL MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE NEWBORNS NUTRIENTS NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL NEEDS PNEUMONIA PREGNANT WOMEN PREVALENCE PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH REHABILITATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION SALT IODIZATION SEVERITY OF DISEASE STUNTING UNDERNUTRITION VITAMIN VITAMIN A VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION WASTING WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN 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. 2014-02-18T23:09:19Z 2014-02-18T23:09:19Z 2011-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/17689408/democratic-republic-congo-nutrition-glance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17099 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of
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topic	AGED AGRICULTURE ANEMIA BREAST MILK BREASTFEEDING CHILD DEATHS CHILD FEEDING CHILD GROWTH CHILD STUNTING COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING DEATHS OF CHILDREN DEWORMING DIARRHEA DIETARY DIVERSIFICATION DISEASE FOOD ACCESS FOOD INDUSTRY FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICY FOOD SECURITY FOODS HEALTH SECTOR HIGH DISEASE BURDEN HIV HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUNGER ILLNESS INFANT INFANT FEEDING INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES INFANTS INFECTION INFECTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IODINE IRON IRON DEFICIENCY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFETIME RISK LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALNUTRITION MATERNAL DEATH MATERNAL NUTRITION MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONS MINERAL MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE NEWBORNS NUTRIENTS NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL NEEDS PNEUMONIA PREGNANT WOMEN PREVALENCE PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH REHABILITATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION SALT IODIZATION SEVERITY OF DISEASE STUNTING UNDERNUTRITION VITAMIN VITAMIN A VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION WASTING WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN
spellingShingle	AGED AGRICULTURE ANEMIA BREAST MILK BREASTFEEDING CHILD DEATHS CHILD FEEDING CHILD GROWTH CHILD STUNTING COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING DEATHS OF CHILDREN DEWORMING DIARRHEA DIETARY DIVERSIFICATION DISEASE FOOD ACCESS FOOD INDUSTRY FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICY FOOD SECURITY FOODS HEALTH SECTOR HIGH DISEASE BURDEN HIV HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUNGER ILLNESS INFANT INFANT FEEDING INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES INFANTS INFECTION INFECTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IODINE IRON IRON DEFICIENCY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFETIME RISK LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALNUTRITION MATERNAL DEATH MATERNAL NUTRITION MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONS MINERAL MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE NEWBORNS NUTRIENTS NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL NEEDS PNEUMONIA PREGNANT WOMEN PREVALENCE PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH REHABILITATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION SALT IODIZATION SEVERITY OF DISEASE STUNTING UNDERNUTRITION VITAMIN VITAMIN A VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION WASTING WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN World Bank Nutrition at a Glance : The Democratic Republic of Congo
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description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
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title	Nutrition at a Glance : The Democratic Republic of Congo
title_short	Nutrition at a Glance : The Democratic Republic of Congo
title_full	Nutrition at a Glance : The Democratic Republic of Congo
title_fullStr	Nutrition at a Glance : The Democratic Republic of Congo
title_full_unstemmed	Nutrition at a Glance : The Democratic Republic of Congo
title_sort	nutrition at a glance : the democratic republic of congo
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/17689408/democratic-republic-congo-nutrition-glance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17099
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Nutrition at a Glance : The Democratic Republic of Congo

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