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

Levitt, Emily; Kostermans, Kees; Laviolette, Luc; Mbuya, Nkosinathi

dc.creator	Levitt, Emily
dc.creator	Kostermans, Kees
dc.creator	Laviolette, Luc
dc.creator	Mbuya, Nkosinathi
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:35:30Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:35:30Z
dc.date	2011
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:37:46Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:37:46Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20101115233235
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-8441-1
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2518
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242943
dc.description	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. South Asia has by far the largest number of malnourished women and children, and no other region of the world has higher rates of malnutrition. Malnutrition in childhood is the biggest contributor to child mortality; a third of child deaths have malnutrition as an underlying cause. For the surviving children, malnutrition has lifelong implications because it severely reduces a child's ability to learn and to grow to his or her full potential. Malnutrition thus leads to less productive adults and weaker national economic performance. Therefore, the impact of malnutrition on a society's productivity and well being and a nation's long-term development is hard to underestimate. For the South Asia region of the World Bank, malnutrition is a key development priority, and in the coming years, the Bank intends to enhance dramatically its response to this challenge. As a first step, a series of country assessments such as this one are being carried out. These assessments will be used to reinforce the dialogue with governments and other development partners to scale up an evidence-based response against malnutrition. To succeed, we will need to address the problem comprehensively, which will require engaging several sectors. This assessment of malnutrition in Afghanistan lays out the scale, scope, and causes of the problem. The assessment also indicates key elements of a potential response.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.relation	Directions in Development; human development
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACUTE MALNUTRITION
dc.subject	ANEMIA
dc.subject	ANEMIA TREATMENT
dc.subject	BEHAVIOR CHANGE
dc.subject	BIRTH DEFECTS
dc.subject	BIRTH INTERVALS
dc.subject	BIRTH SPACING
dc.subject	BLINDNESS
dc.subject	BREAST MILK
dc.subject	BREAST MILK SUBSTITUTES
dc.subject	BREASTFEEDING
dc.subject	CALCIUM
dc.subject	CALORIC INTAKE
dc.subject	CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject	CENTER FOR HEALTH
dc.subject	CHILD CARE
dc.subject	CHILD DEATHS
dc.subject	CHILD FEEDING
dc.subject	CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES
dc.subject	CHILD HEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subject	CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject	CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject	CHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subject	CHILD NUTRITION
dc.subject	CHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subject	CHILDREN NUTRITION
dc.subject	CHRONIC UNDERNUTRITION
dc.subject	CLINICS
dc.subject	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	COMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subject	COMMUNITY NUTRITION WORKERS
dc.subject	COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
dc.subject	COMPLEMENTARY FOODS
dc.subject	CONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subject	DEPRESSION
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
dc.subject	DIARRHEA
dc.subject	DIET
dc.subject	DIETS
dc.subject	DIPHTHERIA
dc.subject	DIRECT NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	DISEASES
dc.subject	DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	DRIED FRUIT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	ENERGY METABOLISM
dc.subject	EPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY HEALTH
dc.subject	FEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	FLOUR
dc.subject	FOLIC ACID
dc.subject	FOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	FOOD FORTIFICATION
dc.subject	FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subject	FOOD POLICY
dc.subject	FOOD SAFETY
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	FOOD SUPPLEMENTS
dc.subject	FOOD SUPPLY
dc.subject	FORTIFIED FOODS
dc.subject	GLOBAL ACTION
dc.subject	GOITER
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROWTH PROMOTION
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subject	HEALTH MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject	HEALTH POLICY
dc.subject	HEALTH SECTOR
dc.subject	HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	HEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subject	HEALTH WORKERS
dc.subject	HEMORRHAGE
dc.subject	HIV/AIDS
dc.subject	HOSPITALS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUNGER
dc.subject	HYGIENE
dc.subject	HYGIENE PRACTICES
dc.subject	IMCI
dc.subject	IMMUNIZATION
dc.subject	INADEQUATE FOOD INTAKE
dc.subject	INFANT
dc.subject	INFANT FEEDING
dc.subject	INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subject	INFANTS
dc.subject	INFECTION
dc.subject	INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS
dc.subject	INTERVENTION
dc.subject	IODINE
dc.subject	IODINE DEFICIENCIES
dc.subject	IODINE DEFICIENCY
dc.subject	IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS
dc.subject	IRON
dc.subject	IRON DEFICIENCY
dc.subject	LACK OF AWARENESS
dc.subject	LBW
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LIVE BIRTHS
dc.subject	LOCAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subject	MALARIA
dc.subject	MALNOURISHED CHILDREN
dc.subject	MALNUTRITION
dc.subject	MARKETING
dc.subject	MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
dc.subject	MATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subject	MATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subject	MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
dc.subject	MATERNAL NUTRITION
dc.subject	MATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subject	MENTAL
dc.subject	MENTAL HEALTH
dc.subject	MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
dc.subject	MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY
dc.subject	MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION
dc.subject	MICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject	MILLS
dc.subject	MINERAL
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	MISCARRIAGE
dc.subject	MORBIDITY
dc.subject	MORTALITY
dc.subject	MORTALITY RISK
dc.subject	MOTHER
dc.subject	MUNG BEANS
dc.subject	NATIONAL ACTION
dc.subject	NATIONAL AGENDAS
dc.subject	NATIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	NATIONAL POLICY
dc.subject	NATIONAL SECURITY
dc.subject	NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS
dc.subject	NUTRIENTS
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	NUTRITION AWARENESS
dc.subject	NUTRITION COMPONENTS
dc.subject	NUTRITION EDUCATION
dc.subject	NUTRITION IN EMERGENCIES
dc.subject	NUTRITION INDICATORS
dc.subject	NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	NUTRITION POLICIES
dc.subject	NUTRITION POLICY
dc.subject	NUTRITION PROBLEMS
dc.subject	NUTRITION PROGRAMS
dc.subject	NUTRITION SECTOR
dc.subject	NUTRITION SECTOR STRATEGY
dc.subject	NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject	NUTS
dc.subject	PEDIATRICS
dc.subject	PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PHYSICAL GROWTH
dc.subject	POLICY FORMULATION
dc.subject	POLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	POLIO
dc.subject	PREGNANCY
dc.subject	PREGNANCY STATUS
dc.subject	PREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subject	PRENATAL CARE
dc.subject	PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PROTEIN
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	QUALITY CONTROL
dc.subject	QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
dc.subject	REFUGEES
dc.subject	RELIGIOUS LEADERS
dc.subject	REPRODUCTIVE AGE
dc.subject	RESEARCH METHODS
dc.subject	RICKETS
dc.subject	RISK FACTORS
dc.subject	RIVERS
dc.subject	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subject	SAFE WATER
dc.subject	SALT IODIZATION
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subject	SCURVY
dc.subject	SMOKING
dc.subject	SOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	STILLBIRTH
dc.subject	STUNTING
dc.subject	SUGAR
dc.subject	SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
dc.subject	TETANUS
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	TRAUMA
dc.subject	UNDERNUTRITION
dc.subject	VACCINATION
dc.subject	VEGETABLES
dc.subject	VITAMIN
dc.subject	VITAMIN A
dc.subject	VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
dc.subject	VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION
dc.subject	VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTS
dc.subject	VITAMIN C
dc.subject	VITAMIN D
dc.subject	VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY
dc.subject	VULNERABLE FAMILIES
dc.subject	WALKING
dc.subject	WASTING
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.subject	WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
dc.subject	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subject	XEROPHTHALMIA
dc.subject	YOUNG CHILD
dc.subject	YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION
dc.subject	YOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subject	ZINC DEFICIENCY
dc.title	Malnutrition in Afghanistan : Scale, Scope, Causes, and Potential Response
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	Afghanistan