In the past two decades, progress in tackling malnutrition has been pitifully slow. This report demonstrate how investment in nutrition is not only the right thing to do, it is a down-payment on future prosperity. The evidence present shows that preventing malnutrition of children and women in the crucial 1,000-day window – from the start of a woman’s pregnancy until her child’s second birthday – could greatly increase children’s ability to learn and to earn, and could boost the prosperity of whole countries.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/food-thought-tackling-child-malnutrition-unlock-potential-and-boost-prosperity
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/save-children
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malnutrition
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/children
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economic-development
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/education