Taking action: Progress and challenges in implementing nutrition policies and programs

International Food Policy Research Institute

Chapter 5 in Global Nutrition Report 2016: From Promise to Impact: Ending Malnutrition by 2030, 2016, pp 44-59 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: TO BE EFFECTIVE, COMMITMENTS TO ACTION MUST BE IMPLEMENTED AND ENFORCED. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES AND INTERVENTIONS DEPENDS on converting political commitment to practical action. How are governments and other stakeholders doing in implementing policies and interventions that reflect commitment?

Keywords: wasting; hiv infections; sustainable development goals; economic development; non-communicable diseases; agricultural policies; stunting; trace elements; children; poverty; morbidity; overweight; obesity; climate change; child growth; anaemia; undernutrition; nutrition policies; health; indicators; sustainability; capacity development; malnutrition; nutrition; private sector; agricultural development; breastfeeding; public expenditure; diabetes; food systems; wasting disease (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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