Documentos e informes

Key Results from the Implementation of Social and Behavioral Change Communication Activities in Convergence Provinces (Inglés)

High childhood chronic undernutrition (stunting) and acutely undernourished (wasted) levels are observed in Lao PDR. The government has a strong desire in promoting a Multi-sectoral – Nutrition Convergent...

Estimating Economic Costs of Unhealthy Diets : A Proposed Methodology (Inglés)

Healthy diets have been characterized as responding to four universal principles—nutrient adequacy, dietary diversity, macronutrient balance, and moderation. With rising incomes, diet concerns globally...

Malnourished but Not Destitute : The Spatial Interplay between Nutrition and Poverty in Madagascar (Inglés)

Hidden hunger, or micronutrient deficiencies, is a serious public health issue affecting approximately 2 billion people worldwide. Identifying areas with high prevalence of hidden hunger is crucial for...

Lao Peoples Democratic Republic - Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project (Inglés)

The development objective of Second Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project for Lao People's Democratic Republic is to strengthen the social protection system and enhance the convergence of multisectoral...

Boosting Nutrition (Inglés)

Malnutrition is one of Pakistan’s biggest development challenges, with long-term implications for human capital development and economic growth. The proportions of young children stunted (40 percent)...

Preventing Early Childhood Undernutrition in the Sahel Region : Recommendations for Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplement Interventions (Inglés)

This policy note presents evidence-based guidance for the effective design, implementation, and utilization of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) interventions in the Sahel region...

Prévenir la Sousnutrition Durant la Petite Enfance dans la Région du Sahel : Recommandations pour des Interventions Avec des Suppléments Nutritionnels à Base Lipidique en Petite Quantité (Francés)

This policy note presents evidence-based guidance for the effective design, implementation, and utilization of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) interventions in the Sahel region...

Guatemala - Country Partnership Framework for the Period FY2024-2027 (Inglés)

The World Bank Group (WBG) FY2024-27 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) aims to continue supporting Guatemala in addressing its development challenges, with a focus on inclusion and sustainability. The...

Opportunités pour Accélérer la Réduction de la Sous-Nutrition Chez l’Enfant dans le Sahel (Francés)

This brief details the findings of research examining context specific determinants of growth faltering and childhood undernutrition in five Sahel countries - Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Senegal...

Opportunities to Accelerate the Reduction of Childhood Undernutrition in the Sahel (Inglés)

This brief details the findings of research examining context specific determinants of growth faltering and childhood undernutrition in five Sahel countries - Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Senegal...

Towards an Inclusive Recovery from COVID-19 Impacts : A Policy Brief (Inglés)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) partly reversed gains made in three decades of sustained decline in poverty and a decade of accelerated reduction in inequality in Philippines. Although the economy is recovering...

Nourishing Tomorrow : Food Systems and Fiscal Policy to Address Obesity in South Asia (Inglés)

Many countries in South Asia (SA) have evolved from having a high burden of undernutrition to having a double burden of malnutrition (DBM), which is a high prevalence of both undernutrition and overweight...

Highlights of Malnutirtion in Kyyber Pakhtunkhwa Province : A Challenge Underminiding the Country’s Human Development Potential (Inglés)

Pakistan is currently facing a triple burden of malnutrition with unabated rates of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies along with overweight and obesity. Malnutrition levels in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Highlights of Malnutirtion in Punjab Province : A Challenge Underminiding the Country’s Human Development Potential (Inglés)

Pakistan is currently facing a triple burden of malnutrition with unabated rates of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies along with overweight and obesity. Punjab demonstrates better nutrition outcomes...

Highlights of Malnutirtion in Sindh Province : A Challenge Underminiding the Country’s Human Development Potential (Inglés)

Pakistan is currently facing a triple burden of malnutrition with unabated rates of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies along with overweight and obesity. Pakistan has the largest population of...

Highlights of Malnutirtion in Balochistan Province : A Challenge Underminiding the Country’s Human Development Potential (Inglés)

Pakistan is currently facing a triple burden of malnutrition with unabated rates of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies along with overweight and obesity. Malnutrition levels in Balochistan are...

Stunting in Pakistan - A Challenge Undermining the Country’s Human Development Potential : A Policy Note (Inglés)

Dire levels of childhood stunting present a major public health threat and it remains as a key human development challenge for Pakistan. Adequate food intake, environmental health, and care for children...

Lao PDR Early Childhood Education Project : Midline Results - Snapshot Three : Childhood Stunting and School Meals (Inglés)

Childhood stunting, being too short for one’s age, is the result of chronic or recurrent undernutrition. Stunting poses a significant impediment to human development, with those affected facing long-term...

Philippines - Multisectoral Nutrition Project (Inglés)

The development objective of Multisectoral Nutrition Project for Philippines is to increase the utilization of a package of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions and improve key behaviors...

Pakistan - Malnutrition in Pakistan : Report Dissemination and Policy Dialog : Scoping Mission - May 16 to 30, 2022 (Inglés)