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Malnutrition in Infants and Young Children in Latin America and the Caribbean: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

PAHO,
WHO

Published in : 2008

Available in : English

This comprehensive report on the growth of children over the last 20 years in 13 Latin America and Caribbean countries provides a useful tool in the fight against malnutrition. Primary data analysis of nationally representative surveys provides a thorough assessment of the prevalence of malnutrition, age-specific patterns of poor growth, and variations in poor growth within and among countries and among indigenous children.

Furthermore, it analyzes trends in malnutrition from the perspective of equity and assesses whether countries are “on track” to meet MDG 1. Lastly, it provides guidance for programs and policies to reduce malnutrition.

Downloads :

Malnutrition in Infants and Young Children in LAC: Achieving the MDGs (PDF, 7.28Mb)

La desnutrición en lactantes y niños pequeños: Alcanzando los ODM (PDF, 8.22Mb)

Originally posted at : PAHO & WHO - Child Growth

This resource is listed in the SCN Food and Nutrition Resource Portal under:

Themes: Breastfeeding, general, Complementary feeding, general, Household Food Security and community nutrition, general, Interventions, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Overnutrition, general, Undernutrition, general, Vulnerable groups, general, Anthropometry, Breastfeeding counseling, Breastfeeding counseling, Demographic, Indigenous people, Monitoring and evaluation, Monitoring and evaluation, Nutrition information and education, Nutrition information and education, Obesity and overweight, Poverty, Rural nutrition, Rural nutrition, Socio-economic, Stunting, Underweight, Urban nutrition, Urban nutrition