strategy
Reducing incidence of child malnutrition
Implementation:
Recent information from 61 developing countries suggests that almost half are likely to reach the goal of a 20 percent reduction in child malnutrition by 1995. The goal, agreed to by almost all nations following the 1990 World Summit for Children, is part of a longer-term attempt to halve child malnutrition in the developing world by the year 2000. Broader:
Promoting infant healthReducing incidence of malnutritionProtecting socially endangered childrenReducing incidence of protein-energy malnutrition Facilitated by:
Educating in nutritionProviding dietary supplementsProviding dietary protein supplyUpgrading basic nutrition practicesCorrecting iodine deficiency disordersCorrecting vitamin deficiencies in dietProviding supplementary diet for childrenEnsuring sustainable agricultural development Problems:
Child malnutritionDamage to infant brains from malnutrition
Protein-energy malnutrition in infants and early childhood
Vitamin D deficiency
Values:
Malnutrition Subjects:
Society → InfantsAmenities → Undernourishment
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
