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Botswana - Nutrition at a glance (English)

Over one-third of child deaths are due to undernutrition, mostly from increased severity of disease. Children who are undernourished between conception and age two are at high risk for impaired cognitive development, which adversely affects the country's productivity and growth. The Japan Trust Fund for scaling-up nutrition is expected to finance the development of recommendations and best practices for infant feeding practices in the context of high HIV/AIDs.

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  • Document Date

    2011/04/01

  • Document Type

    Brief

  • Report Number

    77148

  • Volume No

    1

  • Total Volume(s)

    1

  • Country

    Botswana,

  • Region

    Africa,

  • Disclosure Date

    2013/05/09

  • Disclosure Status

    Disclosed

  • Doc Name

    Botswana - Nutrition at a glance

  • Keywords

    Infant and Young Child Feeding;preschool child;life expectancy at birth;primary cause;world development indicator;vitamin a deficiency;breast milk;mineral deficiency;infant feeding;pregnant woman;per capita income;scaling up nutrition;severity of disease;rate of anemia;maternal and child;vitamin a supplementation;body mass index;height for age;weight for age;health care system;population at risk;chronic disease;dietary diversity;cultural factor;irreversible damage;public health;transition period;child growth;global prevalence;human capital;child stunting;adult health;nutritional problem;maternal nutrition;mental development;lifetime risk;body weight;micronutrient supplements;childhood anemia;staple food;effective strategy;iodized salt;iodine deficiency;salt iodization;economic crisis;lost productivity;food industry;national income;rapid urbanization;sedentary lifestyle;food access;child death;nutritious diet;maternal death;survey data;micronutrient nutrition;cognitive development;children underweight;counseling service;effective education;complementary feeding;nutritional need;saturated fat;heart disease;birth weight;live birth;Social Protection;deworming;

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Botswana - Nutrition at a glance (English). Nutrition at a glance ; Botswana Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/809651468005716590/Botswana-Nutrition-at-a-glance

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