Nutrition at a Glance : The Democratic Republic of Congo

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2011-04
Subjects:	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,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/17689408/democratic-republic-congo-nutrition-glance https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17099
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