Ethiopia has made substantial progress in addressing malnutrition over the last decade. The National Nutrition Program (NNP), has gradually expanded in scope since its 2008 launch. The Sequota Declaration Implementation Plan—aimed at ending undernutrition by 2030—has fostered work across sectors. Stunting (low height for age) rates dropped from 51% to 38% between 2005 and 2016. […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
National Nutrition Conference in Ethiopia: December 12, 2019
Despite progress, many children in Ethiopia remain stunted, diet diversity continues to pose a challenge, and food systems are changing rapidly. To support the implementation of Ethiopia’s National Food and Nutrition Policy (NFNP), IFPRI, Policy Studies Institute (PSI), Ethiopia Public Health Institute (EPHI), and the Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) program will present new […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Affordability of the EAT–Lancet reference diet: a global analysis
New journal article by Kalle Hirvonen, Yan Bai, Derek Headey and William A Masters. Background: The EAT–Lancet Commission drew on all available nutritional and environmental evidence to construct the first global benchmark diet capable of sustaining health and protecting the planet, but it did not assess dietary affordability. We used food price and household income data […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Evaluation study of the IFPRI/A4NH research program on diet quality and health of the poor
Article re-posted from IFPRI.ORG. IFPRI’s Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) have conducted research since 2003 on the critical links between nutrition, health, and agriculture. This evaluation considers the impact of the work carried out through 2016, looking at the research strategy, engagement, >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Poor Diet Quality Leads to Malnutrition
This report was first published on Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha on May 7, 2017. <!-- --> DHAKA, May 7, 2017 (BSS) - Malnutrition is still a major public health problem in the country as poor diet quality is undermining the efforts to improve nutritional status of the people, health experts told a seminar here today. Although […]
