Recommendations to Improve the Implementation of Anemia Prevention and Control Interventions
The historical situation of instability in the West Bank (WB) and the Gaza Strip (GS) has multiple adverse impacts on the population. In this context, several assessments have documented a deterioration in the nutritional status of the population o...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099520002012226350/P17273909d39e20bb08cdd049666c29eb99 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37436 |
| Summary: | The historical situation of
instability in the West Bank (WB) and the Gaza Strip (GS)
has multiple adverse impacts on the population. In this
context, several assessments have documented a deterioration
in the nutritional status of the population of the WB and GS
including static or increasing prevalence of anemia, caused
by iron deficiency, and other nutrition deficiencies.
According to the most recent information available, anemia
is a public health problem among pregnant and postnatal
women, children aged 6-59 months, and adolescents. In these
four groups, the prevalence of anemia is higher in the GS
compared to the WB. The fact that children aged 6-59 months
are affected by anemia makes it probable that children aged
0-5 months are also affected. However, this may not be
reflected in the data because this age group is not normally
sampled due to the procedure involved in taking a blood
sample from babies. The flour fortification program aims to
increase the intake of iron and other micronutrients for the
whole population, by adding 10 micronutrients to wheat
flour, including iron, vitamin A, and folic acid. This
document provides recommendations to address
demand-and-supply-side bottlenecks for wheat flour
fortification and iron supplementation. |
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