Nutrition Policy and Programs in Ghana : The Limitation of a Single Sector Approach

Although Sub-Saharan Africa has some of the worst nutrition indicators in the world, nutrition remains a low priority on the policy agendas of many African governments. This despite the fact that proven interventions are known and available and tha...

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Main Author:	Ghartey, Adom Baisie
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION AGED AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ANAEMIA BABY BEHAVIOUR CHANGE BREAST FEEDING BREAST MILK BREASTFEEDING CANTEENS CAPACITY BUILDING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CAREGIVERS CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD WELFARE CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPLEMENTARY FOODS COOKING COUNSELLING DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DEVELOPMENT PLANS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIABETES DISASTERS DISSEMINATION DRUGS EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD MORTALITY EATING HABITS ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES EMPLOYMENT CREATION ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EXERCISES FAMILIES FAMILY HEALTH FAMINE FEEDING PROGRAMMES FERTILITY FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOOD CONFERENCE FOOD HYGIENE FOOD INTAKE FOOD PREPARATION FOOD RESEARCH FOOD SCIENCE FOOD SECURITY FOOD STORAGE FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION FOOD SUPPLEMENTS GOITRE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GROWTH MONITORING HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FOR ALL HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH PLANNING HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH WORKERS HEALTHY LIFESTYLES HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HIV HOME VISITS HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUNGER HYGIENE HYPERTENSION IDD ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATION IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMPORTANT POLICY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INFANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDA INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS INTERNATIONAL GOALS IODINE IODINE DEFICIENCY IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS IRON IRON DEFICIENCIES LACTATING MOTHERS LAWS MALARIA MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN MALNUTRITION RATES MANDATES MATERNAL DEATHS MCH MEASLES MEDIA COVERAGE MEDICAL ATTENTION MENTAL HEALTH MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENTS MIDWIFE MIDWIVES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTERS OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL CAPACITY NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL LEVELS NATIONAL PLAN NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL POLICY NATIONAL STRATEGY NEWBORNS NUMBER OF PEOPLE NURSES NUTRIENT NUTRITION NUTRITION DEFICIENCIES NUTRITION EDUCATION NUTRITION INDICATORS NUTRITION INFORMATION NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION POLICIES NUTRITION POLICY NUTRITION PROGRAMMES NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITION REHABILITATION NUTRITION SERVICES NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES NUTRITIONAL NEEDS NUTRITIONAL STATUS NUTRITIONISTS OBESITY PEM PLAN OF ACTION POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY ELITES POLICY FORMULATION POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY MAKERS POLICY MAKING PROCESS POLICY PROCESSES POLIO POLITICAL ACTIVISTS POLITICAL PARTIES POOR NUTRITION POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POPULATION SECTOR PRACTITIONERS PREGNANT WOMEN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PROGRESS PROTEIN PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF LIFE RADIO RADIO STATIONS REDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFE MOTHERHOOD SALT IODIZATION SANITATION SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL ENROLMENT SCHOOL LEVELS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING TELEVISION TRAINING WOMEN TUBERCULOSIS TV UNDERNUTRITION URBAN AREAS VITAMIN VITAMIN A VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY VITAMINS VULNERABLE GROUPS WEANING FOODS WORKERS WORLD FOOD CONFERENCE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME WORLD SUMMIT FOR CHILDREN YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN
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