Poverty and Nutrition in Bolivia
Malnutrition is crippling Bolivia, and
the country must now face the political, and bureaucratic
failure in addressing malnutrition. This study defines the
nature, and extent of the malnutrition problem in the
country, identifies the underlying reasons for the failed
response, and outlines actions for both immediate, and more
long-term results. The study further estimates that less
than ten percent of government, and non-government
expenditures, with an explicit nutrition, or food security
component, is devoted to effective programs serving the
neediest - poor pregnant women, and malnourished children
under two. Public and private expenditures on nutrition are
often misdirected, for although Bolivia did achieve
successes in the advancement of nutrition over the past
twenty years, the problem of malnutrition still requires
action on several fronts. Primarily, nutrition needs a
national strategy, and functional leadership, able to
provide the population with accurate, and practical
nutritional knowledge, prioritizing effective interventions
for the most vulnerable. The study suggests improvements in
program design, by targeting assistance, and exploiting the
opportunities to improve nutrition through water and
sanitation, rural development, roads, and education
projects, which can have a profound effect on nutrition.
Recommendations include the development of nutrition
education focused on high-priority population, towards
creating a private commission to demand continuity of
Government attention to nutrition, as well as community
participation in nutrition programming.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
World Bank |
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
Washington, DC
2002-12
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| Subjects: | AGED,
AGRICULTURE,
ANNUAL REPORT,
ARI,
BASIC SERVICES,
BREASTFEEDING,
CHILD FEEDING,
CHILD MALNUTRITION,
CHILD MORTALITY,
CHILD MORTALITY RATES,
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION,
COMPLEMENTARY FOODS,
COOKING,
CROPS,
DECENTRALIZATION,
DECISION MAKING,
DEVELOPMENT GOALS,
DIARRHEA,
DIET,
ECONOMIC GROWTH,
ECONOMICS,
EDUCATION,
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT,
EMPLOYMENT,
EXPENDITURES,
EXTREME POVERTY,
FAMILIES,
FAMILY HEALTH,
FOOD CONSUMPTION,
FOOD FORTIFICATION,
FOOD SECURITY,
FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION,
FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS,
FORTIFIED FOODS,
GROWTH MONITORING,
GROWTH PROMOTION,
HEALTH,
HEALTH INSURANCE,
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS,
HEALTH PROGRAMS,
HEALTH SERVICES,
HOUSEHOLD BEHAVIORS,
HOUSEHOLDS,
HUMAN RIGHTS,
HUNGER,
ILLITERACY,
IMCI,
IMMUNE SYSTEM,
INCOME,
INFANT MORTALITY,
INFANTS,
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS,
INTERVENTION,
IODINE,
IODINE DEFICIENCY,
IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS,
IODIZATION,
IRON,
IRON DEFICIENCY,
IRON SUPPLEMENTS,
LEARNING DISABILITIES,
LIVING STANDARDS,
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT,
MALNOURISHED CHILDREN,
MALNUTRITION,
MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN,
MALNUTRITION RATES,
MANAGERS,
MARKETING,
MATERNAL MORTALITY,
MEASLES,
MEAT,
MEDIA,
MICRONUTRIENTS,
MORTALITY,
NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
NURSES,
NUTRIENT INTAKE,
NUTRIENTS,
NUTRITION,
NUTRITION COUNSELING,
NUTRITION EDUCATION,
NUTRITION INDICATORS,
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS,
NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE,
NUTRITION OUTCOMES,
NUTRITION PROBLEMS,
NUTRITION PROGRAMS,
NUTRITION STATUS,
NUTRITION SURVEILLANCE,
NUTRITIONAL STATUS,
NUTRITIONISTS,
OLD CHILDREN,
ORS,
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT,
PHYSICAL GROWTH,
POOR CHILDREN,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
PREGNANCY,
PREGNANT WOMEN,
PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION,
PRIVATE SECTOR,
PRODUCTIVITY,
PUBLIC SECTOR,
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS,
ROADS,
RURAL DEVELOPMENT,
SANITATION,
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS,
SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS,
SOCIAL MARKETING,
SOCIAL SERVICES,
STUNTING,
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS,
VITAMIN A,
WASTE,
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM POVERTY INCIDENCE,
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES,
STRATEGIC PLANNING,
TARGETED ASSISTANCE,
NUTRITION & HEALTH CARE,
PROGRAM DESIGN,
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK,
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION,
GOVERNMENT ROLE,
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2170155/poverty-nutrition-bolivia
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15203
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