Nutrition Security in Haiti : Pre- and Post Earthquake Conditions and the Way Forward

Children in Haiti are born into some of the harshest conditions on the planet, and are left at a disadvantage in terms of growth, development, and potential to thrive. Malnutrition rates in Haiti are among the worst in the Latin America and Caribbean Region. Nearly one-third of all children under-five suffer from stunted growth and three quarters of children 6-24 months are anemic. Malnutrition takes a serious and irreversible toll, making children more susceptible to disease and death and compromising their cognitive and physical development, which results in low human capital and diminished lifetime earnings. Yet, scaling up ten key nutrition interventions in Haiti is estimated to cost only $46.5 million per year, which is less than 1percent of Haiti's total Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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Main Author: Bassett, Lucy
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-06
Subjects:ACCESS TO FOOD, ACCESS TO SANITATION, ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES, ACUTE MALNUTRITION, AGED, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ANEMIA, BASIC HEALTH, BASIC HEALTH SERVICES, BLINDNESS, BREASTFEEDING, BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION, CARIBBEAN REGION, CDD, CHILD CARE, CHILD FEEDING, CHILD NUTRITION, CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, CLEAN WATER, COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING, DIET, DIETARY DIVERSITY, DIETARY ENERGY, FAMILIES, FEEDING, FOOD AID, FOOD AVAILABILITY, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD INSECURITY, HEALTH CARE, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLITERACY, INTERVENTION, IODINE, IODINE DEFICIENCY, IRON, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIVE BIRTHS, MALNUTRITION, MALNUTRITION RATES, MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES, MICRONUTRIENTS, MIGRATION, MINERAL, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, NUTRIENT, NUTRITION, NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, NUTRITION SERVICES, NUTRITION TRENDS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRODUCTIVITY, PROTEIN, REGIONAL AVERAGE, RURAL AREAS, SAFETY NETS, SALT IODIZATION, SOCIAL PROTECTION, STARCHES, STUNTING, SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING, VACCINATION, VEGETABLES, VITAMIN, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY, WASTING, YOUNG CHILD,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12810715/nutrition-security-haiti-pre--post-earthquake-conditions-way-forward
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10180
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