UN: Levels and trends in child malnutrition – 2017

Source: World Bank webpage

(download)

In May 2017, UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group released the 2017 edition of the joint child malnutrition estimates for the 1990–2016 period, representing the most recent global and regional figures. A suite of on-line interactive dashboards were developed to enable users to explore the entire time-series (1990 – 2016) of global and regional estimates of prevalence and number affected for stunting, overweight, wasting and severe wasting. These estimates are presented by various regional and income group country classifications used by various agencies including the United Nations, UNICEF, WHO and The World Bank Group.

Note: Global estimates refer to the aggregate of the UN regions.

(Angola) Nutrition Gap Analysis

from World Bank web page

Analysing Nutrition Gaps at country level can be a challenge.  This document from World Bank can help in providing a good structured approach. 

Despite remarkable economic growth in the past decade, undernutrition remains a serious public health problem in Angola. High rates of child stunting and micronutrient deficiencies are contributing to an under-five mortality rate of 161 deaths per 1,000 live births, limiting the growth and development of children, hindering productivity, and preventing the country from reaching millennium development goals one and four. In response to this situation, the objectives of this report are to: a) synthesize available information on the nutrition situation in Angola; b) discuss the three main determinants of undernutrition using the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) conceptual framework; c) summarize existing nutrition policies and programs in the country; and d) propose next steps for action. Nutrition policy agenda is slowly gaining momentum in the country. The national food security and nutrition strategy released in 2009 include nutrition actions for children under five. The national nutrition policy is in the process of being finalized. High priority problems include the dearth of up-to-date, reliable, and comprehensive information on the nutrition situation in the country, severe shortages of trained nutritionists, and an exclusion of nutrition from community-based health activities. The following recommendations are proposed as next steps: 1) incorporate the collection of nutrition data into routine, planned surveys; 2) finalize the national nutrition policy, conduct a rigorous gap analysis, and develop a costed implementation plan to effectively scale-up nutrition activities in the country; 3) enhance capacity building efforts in the field of nutrition; 4) improve nutrition surveillance and screening activities and; 5) incorporate nutrition into community-based activities.

UNICEF/WHO/WB: Levels and Trends in Child Malnutrition

source: World Bank webpage

(download)

In May 2017, UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group released the 2017 edition of the joint child malnutrition estimates for the 1990–2016 period, representing the most recent global and regional figures. A suite of on-line interactive dashboards were developed to enable users to explore the entire time-series (1990 – 2016) of global and regional estimates of prevalence and number affected for stunting, overweight, wasting and severe wasting. These estimates are presented by various regional and income group country classifications used by various agencies including the United Nations, UNICEF, WHO and The World Bank Group.

Note: Global estimates refer to the aggregate of the UN regions.

Unmissable – The 2017 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals: a new visual guide to data and development

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from the World Bank website

The 2017 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals: a new visual guide to data and development.

<!– /sites/all/themes/blogs/templates/header/js/jquery-1.4.4.min.js –>The World Bank is pleased to release the 2017 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals. With over 150 maps and data visualizations, the new publication charts the progress societies are making towards the 17 SDGs.

The Atlas is part of the World Development Indicators (WDI) family of products that offer high-quality, cross-country comparable statistics about development and people’s lives around the globe. You can:

• View the SDG Atlas online or download the PDF publication (150Mb)
• Access the WDI statistical tables and interactive SDG Dashboard
• Download and query the WDI database.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their associated 169 targets are ambitious. They will be challenging to implement, and challenging to measure. The Atlas offers the perspective of experts in the World Bank on each of the SDGs.

World Bank Nut tool kit: Using Communication to Improve Nutrition

from World Bank web page

(1999)

This guide offers and approach that should help Task Managers plan more effective nutrition projects. Although malnutrition clearly is a complex problem, in many circumstances it is possible for programs to improve nutritional status by helping families make small but important improvements in child feeding and maternal nutrition that require little if any additional food or major hardware investments. The investments are primarily in human resource development–in changing attitudes and behaviors among policy makers, health care or agricultural agents, and mothers and other persons in communities and households.

The approach described is social marketing, as applied to defining. promoting and making the practice of the key behaviors easier (with or without the presence of a tangible product). Many of its techniques are from social learning theory, which stresses the interplay of behavior, the environment, and people’s cognitive processes. This approach is at the heart of a broad program strategy to improve practices.

This is a general guide for the World Bank Task Manager. It is not a complete “do-it-yourself” manual. Expert assistance is recommended for many project planning missions and is needed at various strategic points during planning and implementation.

Introduction and Table of Contents (PDF 20 Kbytes)

Chapter 1- Communication that Improves Nutrition  (PDF 46 Kbytes)

Chapter 2- Planning and Implementing Communication for Behavior Change  (PDF 82 Kbytes)

Chapter 3- Managing Communication for Behavior Change  (PDF 49 Kbytes)

Chapter 4- Challenges in Implementing Effective Communication for Behavior Change  (PDF 29 Kbytes)

 

Appendix A- Examples of Nutrition CBC Projects that had Measurable Impact  (PDF 17 Kbytes)

Appendix B- Improving Child Feeding Practices: Lessons Learned (PDF 40 Kbytes)

Appendix C- Improving the Effectiveness of Iron Supplementation for Pregnant Women  (PDF 12 Kbytes)

Appendix D- General Guidelines for Media Selection and Use  (PDF 14 Kbytes)

Appendix E- Working with Private Sector Agencies (PDF 11 Kbytes)

Appendix F- Terms of Reference for CBC Consultants  (PDF 10 Kbytes)

 

References  (PDF 22 Kbytes)
To obtain the Toolkit or individual tools, please contact the Nutrition Advisory Service by sending an e-mail to nutrition@worldbank.org

 

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