Scaling up nutrition : a framework for action (Английский)

In January 2008 the Lancet, one of the world's most highly respected medical journals, issued a special five-part series on nutrition. This series filled a longstanding gap by marshaling systematic evidence of the impact of undernutrition on infant and... Подробнее + In January 2008 the Lancet, one of the world's most highly respected medical journals, issued a special five-part series on nutrition. This series filled a longstanding gap by marshaling systematic evidence of the impact of undernutrition on infant and child mortality and its largely irreversible long term effects on health and on cognitive and physical development. It also demonstrated the availability of proven interventions that could address these problems and save millions of lives. The Lancet set of interventions focused on the 'window of opportunity' from minus 9 to 24 months (i.e. from pregnancy to two years old) for high impact in reducing death and disease and avoiding irreversible harm. Other studies drawing on a similar set of interventions, have demonstrated very high cost effectiveness, with high returns to cognitive development, individual earnings and economic growth. This policy brief has two main purposes. The first is to provide an outline of the emerging framework of key considerations, principles and priorities for action to address undernutrition. The second is to mobilize support for increased investment in a set of nutrition interventions across different sectors. Thus, the intended audience is principally policymakers and opinion leaders, rather than nutrition specialists. The remainder of this policy brief is organized as follows: why a major focus now on reducing undernutrition? (section two); a multi-sectoral approach (section three); scaling up a set of direct nutrition interventions (section four); benefits of scaling up the set of interventions (section five); moving to action (section six); and conclusion (section seven).  Менее подробно –