Malnutrition in Afghanistan : Scale, Scope, Causes, and Potential Response

This book has the potential to contribute to a reversing of this trend, whereby activities in not only the health sector but also in other sectors relevant to nutrition will gain increased support and prominence in national development planning. So...

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Main Authors:	Levitt, Emily, Kostermans, Kees, Laviolette, Luc, Mbuya, Nkosinathi
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACUTE MALNUTRITION ANEMIA ANEMIA TREATMENT BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTH DEFECTS BIRTH INTERVALS BIRTH SPACING BLINDNESS BREAST MILK BREAST MILK SUBSTITUTES BREASTFEEDING CALCIUM CALORIC INTAKE CAPACITY BUILDING CENTER FOR HEALTH CHILD CARE CHILD DEATHS CHILD FEEDING CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES CHILD HEALTH INDICATORS CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATES CHILD NUTRITION CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDREN NUTRITION CHRONIC UNDERNUTRITION CLINICS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY NUTRITION WORKERS COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING COMPLEMENTARY FOODS CONTRACEPTIVES DEPRESSION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DIARRHEA DIET DIETS DIPHTHERIA DIRECT NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS DISEASES DISSEMINATION DRIED FRUIT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY ENERGY METABOLISM EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES FAMILY HEALTH FEEDING PROGRAMS FLOUR FOLIC ACID FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD FORTIFICATION FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICY FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLEMENTS FOOD SUPPLY FORTIFIED FOODS GLOBAL ACTION GOITER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH PROMOTION HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH WORKERS HEMORRHAGE HIV/AIDS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUNGER HYGIENE HYGIENE PRACTICES IMCI IMMUNIZATION INADEQUATE FOOD INTAKE INFANT INFANT FEEDING INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANTS INFECTION INFORMATION SYSTEM INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS INTERVENTION IODINE IODINE DEFICIENCIES IODINE DEFICIENCY IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS IRON IRON DEFICIENCY LACK OF AWARENESS LBW LEGAL STATUS LIVE BIRTHS LOCAL CAPACITY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALARIA MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MALNUTRITION MARKETING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE MATERNAL NUTRITION MATERNITY LEAVE MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION MICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONS MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MILLS MINERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MISCARRIAGE MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RISK MOTHER MUNG BEANS NATIONAL ACTION NATIONAL AGENDAS NATIONAL CAPACITY NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL POLICY NATIONAL SECURITY NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS NUTRIENTS NUTRITION NUTRITION AWARENESS NUTRITION COMPONENTS NUTRITION EDUCATION NUTRITION IN EMERGENCIES NUTRITION INDICATORS NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION POLICIES NUTRITION POLICY NUTRITION PROBLEMS NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITION SECTOR NUTRITION SECTOR STRATEGY NUTRITIONAL STATUS NUTS PEDIATRICS PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL GROWTH POLICY FORMULATION POLICY FRAMEWORK POLIO PREGNANCY PREGNANCY STATUS PREGNANT WOMEN PRENATAL CARE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTIVITY PROTEIN PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT REFUGEES RELIGIOUS LEADERS REPRODUCTIVE AGE RESEARCH METHODS RICKETS RISK FACTORS RIVERS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFE DRINKING WATER SAFE WATER SALT IODIZATION SANITATION SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCURVY SMOKING SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL SERVICES STILLBIRTH STUNTING SUGAR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING TETANUS TRANSPORTATION TRAUMA UNDERNUTRITION VACCINATION VEGETABLES VITAMIN VITAMIN A VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTS VITAMIN C VITAMIN D VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE FAMILIES WALKING WASTING WATER SUPPLY WORKERS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION XEROPHTHALMIA YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION YOUNG CHILDREN ZINC DEFICIENCY
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