Bottlenecks in Anemia Prevention and Control in the West Bank and Gaza Strip : Assessment Report
According to the information available and the thresholds established by World Health Organization (WHO)E, anemia is a public health problem among the most vulnerable groups in the Palestinian Territory, namely pregnant and postpartum women, childr...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099520202012244256/P1727390041c580c60aa9502e5d1d658991 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37431 |
| Summary: | According to the information
available and the thresholds established by World Health
Organization (WHO)E, anemia is a public health problem among
the most vulnerable groups in the Palestinian Territory,
namely pregnant and postpartum women, children aged between
6-59 months, and adolescents aged 15-18 years. The burden of
anemia has remained static during the last decade,
suggesting that the anemia prevention and control (APC)
interventions in place have not produced their expected
outcomes. This assessment, therefore, identifies and
analyzes bottlenecks in the ongoing interventions to provide
insights to strengthen APC in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
(WB & GS). The three main APC activities identified in
the Palestinian Territory were the universal fortification
of wheat flour with micronutrients, iron supplementation to
pregnant and postnatal women and children aged between 6-23
months, and the promotion of an increased dietary intake of micronutrients. |
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