Reaching new heights: 20 years of nutrition progress in Nepal

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dc.creatorCunningham, Kenda
dc.creatorSingh, Akriti
dc.creatorHeadey, Derek D.
dc.creatorPandey Rana, Pooja
dc.creatorKarmacharya, Chandni
dc.date2016-06-15
dc.date2024-06-21T09:24:01Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:24:01Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:01:12Z
dc.descriptionDESPITE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC growth, South Asia remains notorious for its alarmingly high rates of undernutrition. This “Asian enigma” has long puzzled both researchers and policymakers. However, Nepal’s recent experience presents yet another enigma: a rapid reduction in maternal and child undernutrition during a period of civil war and prolonged political and economic instability. From 1996 to 2011, the prevalence of stunting among children under two years of age fell from 48 to 27 percent, and the prevalence of maternal underweight decreased from 28 to 20 percent.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/148190
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/92240
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295889
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/133296
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceCunningham, Kenda; Singh, Akriti; Headey, Derek D.; Pandey Rana, Pooja; and Karmacharya, Chandni. 2016. Reaching new heights: 20 years of nutrition progress in Nepal. In Nourishing millions: Stories of change in nutrition. Gillespie, Stuart; Hodge, Judith; Yosef, Sivan; and Pandya-Lorch, Rajul (Eds.) Ch. 13 Pp. 115-123. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295889_13.
dc.subjectmaternal and child health
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectinfants
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectnutrition policies
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjectagricultural research
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.subjectwater
dc.subjectstunting
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectmicronutrient deficiencies
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjecttrace elements
dc.subjectinfant feeding
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjecthygiene
dc.subjectsocial safety nets
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectwasting disease
dc.titleReaching new heights: 20 years of nutrition progress in Nepal
dc.typeBook Chapter

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