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dc.contributor.authorHarris, Jody
dc.contributor.authorHaddad, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorSeco Grütz, Silke
dc.coverage.spatialZambiaen_GB
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-22T15:18:36Z
dc.date.available2014-09-22T15:18:36Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-22
dc.identifier.issn1479 974X
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/4469
dc.description.abstractIt is to the credit of the Zambian leadership and the development community that a great deal of momentum for nutrition has been built in the past few years. The level of undernutrition in Zambia is high and persistent, with almost one in every two children stunted for their age. In June 2013 the Zambian Government pledged to cut this rate by half over the next ten years. The challenge now is to turn that momentum into increased, and more equitable, programme coverage, improved quality of service delivery and a wider set of nutrition-sensitive interventions that support nutrition. While government buy-in and effort are necessary, they are not sufficient; undernutrition reduction requires a concerted cross-sectoral effort, including civil society, researchers, the private sector, the media and international development partners. The current strong economic growth in Zambia can be used as a positive driver to improve nutrition and therefore improve long-term human development and economic productivity.en_GB
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dc.relation.ispartofseriesIDS Policy Briefing;73
dc.rightsReaders are encouraged to quote and reproduce material from the IDS Policy Briefing series. In return, IDS requests due acknowledgement and quotes referenced as above.en_GB
dc.rights.urihttp://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdfen_GB
dc.subjectNutritionen_GB
dc.titleSeizing the Opportunity to Sustain Economic Growth by Investing in Undernutrition in Zambiaen_GB
dc.typeIDS Policy Briefingen_GB
dc.identifier.teamKnowledge Servicesen_GB


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