Enhancing Human Capital in Malawi
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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Human capital is the combination of
knowledge, skills and health that people accumulate
throughout their lives, which allows them to realize their
potential as productive members of society. The productivity
of a country is affected by the quality and availability of
maternal and child health services more generally. Simply
put, countries which invest heavily in maternal and
childhood interventions, together with high-quality
nutritional support, are more productive. Recognizing this,
the government of Malawi is implementing its ambitious
Second Health Sector Strategic Plan (2017-2022) and an
aligned National Multi-Sector Nutrition Policy, which
promote a range of evidence-based interventions to improve
maternal and child health. This policy brief draws on
Malawi’s 2018-2019 Harmonised Health Facility Assessment
(HHFA) to identify the key health sector service gaps that
stand in the way of children growing up healthy and being
productive members of their communities and country.
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HUMAN CAPITAL, MATERNAL HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH, NUTRITION