Nutrition at a Glance : The Democratic Republic of Congo
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Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo has
higher rates of stunting than its immediate neighbors in the
Africa region. Other countries with similar per capita
incomes such as Somalia and Liberia exhibit lower rates of
child stunting, which demonstrates the ability to achieve
better nutrition outcomes despite low income. Under
nutrition is not just a problem of poverty. Children are
undernourished in 26 percent of even the richest households.
This is typically not an issue of food access, but of caring
practices and disease. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies
impact well-being, and are pervasive in the DR Congo. The
World Bank is supporting a US$150 million Health Sector
Service Rehabilitation Project which intends to ensure that
target populations receive a well-defined package of quality
essential health services.
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AGED, AGRICULTURE, ANEMIA, BREAST MILK, BREASTFEEDING, CHILD DEATHS, CHILD FEEDING, CHILD GROWTH, CHILD STUNTING, COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING, DEATHS OF CHILDREN, DEWORMING, DIARRHEA, DIETARY DIVERSIFICATION, DISEASE, FOOD ACCESS, FOOD INDUSTRY, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD POLICY, FOOD SECURITY, FOODS, HEALTH SECTOR, HIGH DISEASE BURDEN, HIV, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUNGER, ILLNESS, INFANT, INFANT FEEDING, INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES, INFANTS, INFECTION, INFECTIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, IODINE, IRON, IRON DEFICIENCY, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIFETIME RISK, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, MALNUTRITION, MATERNAL DEATH, MATERNAL NUTRITION, MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES, MICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONS, MINERAL, MORTALITY, MORTALITY RATE, NEWBORNS, NUTRIENTS, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, PNEUMONIA, PREGNANT WOMEN, PREVALENCE, PROGRESS, PUBLIC HEALTH, REHABILITATION, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, SALT IODIZATION, SEVERITY OF DISEASE, STUNTING, UNDERNUTRITION, VITAMIN, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION, WASTING, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUNG CHILD, YOUNG CHILDREN