United Republic of Tanzania : Advancing Nutrition for Long-Term Equitable Growth

This report explores the importance of nutrition for Tanzania. It demonstrates that the prevalence of malnutrition is very high. In fact, Tanzania appears to be affected by a double burden of malnutrition, with a very high incidence of undernourished children, but with a high prevalence of overweight and obese adults as well, particularly in urban areas. The report highlights the high (economic and welfare) costs associated to such high rates of malnutrition by discussing the consequence of malnutrition for infant mortality, education outcomes, the health system and labor productivity. For nutrition to be successfully advanced high level support is needed. Efforts to advance nutrition in Tanzania have made before, with the earliest attempts dating back to the late 1970s. Most have not been very successful. To enhance the likelihood of success this time, commitment from all stakeholders is needed. A social contract that is announced at a public event by a high level policy maker may be one way to commit the actors to change. Such a social contract would have to set clear objectives and a timeline, it would have to define roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders and provide an accountability framework. The high incidence of malnutrition thus presents an opportunity to enhance school performance, reduce maternal and infant and child mortality and to improve the ability of the labor force to be productive.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2007-12
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, AGED, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, ANEMIA, ANIMAL PROTEIN, BABIES, BABY, BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE, BLINDNESS, BREAST FEEDING, BREAST MILK, BREASTFEEDING, BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION, CALCIUM, CALORIC INTAKE, CALORIE INTAKE, CARBOHYDRATES, CAREGIVERS, CHILD BIRTH, CHILD CARE, CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, CHILD DEATHS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD MALNUTRITION, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD SURVIVAL, CHILD-CARE, CHILDHOOD MALNUTRITION, CHILDHOOD MORTALITY, CHRONIC ILLNESS, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, CLEAN WATER, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COOKING, CURATIVE HEALTH CARE, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DIARRHEA, DIET, DIETARY DIVERSITY, DIETARY ENERGY, DIETS, DISEASES, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD MORTALITY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT, EXISTING RESOURCES, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILIES, FLOUR, FOOD AVAILABILITY, FOOD FORTIFICATION, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD INTAKE, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SHORTAGES, FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION, FRUIT, GBS, GENDER EQUALITY, GOITER, GROWTH RETARDATION, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH CONSEQUENCES, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SYSTEM, HIV, HOME GARDENS, HOSPITAL, HOSPITALIZATION, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSING, HUMAN BODY, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUNGER, HYGIENE, ILL HEALTH, ILLNESS, IMMUNE SYSTEM, IMMUNIZATION, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME POVERTY, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATES, INFECTION, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INTERVENTION, IODINE, IODINE DEFICIENCY, IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS, IRON, IRON DEFICIENCIES, IRON DEFICIENCY, KWASHIORKOR, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LIMITED RESOURCES, LIVE BIRTHS, LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS, MALARIA, MALNOURISHED CHILDREN, MALNUTRITION, MALNUTRITION RATES, MARKETING, MATERNAL DEATH, MATERNAL DEATHS, MATERNAL HEALTH, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL NUTRITION, MEASLES, MEDICAL STAFF, MICRONUTRIENTS, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MINERAL, MINERALS, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY RATES, MOTHER, NATIONAL ACTION, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL EXPERTISE, NEO-NATAL MORTALITY, NEWBORN, NEWBORNS, NURSING, NUTRIENT, NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS, NUTRIENTS, NUTRITION, NUTRITION DEFICIENCIES, NUTRITION EDUCATION, NUTRITION INDICATORS, NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS, NUTRITION OUTCOMES, NUTRITION PROBLEMS, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, NUTRITION REVIEW, NUTRITION SECTOR, NUTRITION SERVICES, NUTRITIONAL ANEMIA, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, NUTRITIONISTS, OBESITY, ORS, PARASITES, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL GROWTH, POLICY MAKERS, POOR HEALTH, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR NUTRITION, POOR POLICY, POORER HOUSEHOLDS, POVERTY REDUCTION, PREGNANCIES, PREGNANCY, PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRENATAL CARE, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRESS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICES, RESPECT, RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, RICE, RURAL AREAS, RURAL VILLAGES, RURAL WOMEN, SAFE WATER, SALT IODIZATION, SANITATION, SANITATION FACILITIES, SCARCE RESOURCES, SCHOOL CHILDREN, SCHOOLING, SERIOUS MALNUTRITION, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SEVERE MALNUTRITION, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, SOCIAL ACTION, SOCIAL MARKETING, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL WELFARE, STUNTED CHILDREN, STUNTING, SUGAR, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, UNDER 5 MORTALITY, UNDER FIVE MORTALITY, UNDERNUTRITION, UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN, UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION, URBAN AREAS, URBAN WOMEN, VEGETABLES, VICIOUS CYCLE, VITAMIN, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTS, VITAMIN B, VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES, VITAMINS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WASTE, WASTED CHILDREN, WASTING, WATER SUPPLY, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUNG CHILDREN, ZINC DEFICIENCY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8984666/tanzania-advancing-nutrition-long-term-equitable-growth https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7645
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