Attacking the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Asia and the Pacific
Author : Stuart R. Gillespie
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 25,68 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Medical
ISBN :
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 27,6 MB
Release : 2018-09-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9251305722
Book Description
New evidence this year corroborates the rise in world hunger observed in this report last year, sending a warning that more action is needed if we aspire to end world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. Updated estimates show the number of people who suffer from hunger has been growing over the past three years, returning to prevailing levels from almost a decade ago. Although progress continues to be made in reducing child stunting, over 22 percent of children under five years of age are still affected. Other forms of malnutrition are also growing: adult obesity continues to increase in countries irrespective of their income levels, and many countries are coping with multiple forms of malnutrition at the same time – overweight and obesity, as well as anaemia in women, and child stunting and wasting.
Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 6)
Author : King K. Holmes
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 1027 pages
File Size : 10,5 MB
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1464805253
Book Description
Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally, particularly among children and young adults. The spread of new pathogens and the threat of antimicrobial resistance pose particular challenges in combating these diseases. Major Infectious Diseases identifies feasible, cost-effective packages of interventions and strategies across delivery platforms to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, malaria, adult febrile illness, viral hepatitis, and neglected tropical diseases. The volume emphasizes the need to effectively address emerging antimicrobial resistance, strengthen health systems, and increase access to care. The attainable goals are to reduce incidence, develop innovative approaches, and optimize existing tools in resource-constrained settings.
Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2018
Author : Collectif
Publisher : OECD
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 14,25 MB
Release : 2018-12-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 926430990X
Book Description
This fifth edition of Health at a Glance Asia/Pacific presents a set of key indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health care expenditure and financing and quality of care across 27 Asia-Pacific countries and territories. It also provides a series of dashboards to compare performance across countries, and a thematic analysis on health inequalities. Drawing on a wide range of data sources, it builds on the format used in previous editions of Health at a Glance, and gives readers a better understanding of the factors that affect the health of populations and the performance of health systems in these countries and territories. Each of the indicators is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings conveyed by the data, and a methodological box on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability. An annex provides additional information on the demographic context in which health systems operate.
Inequality in Asia and the Pacific
Author : Ravi Kanbur
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 29,45 MB
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134670206
Book Description
Asia’s rapid economic growth has led to a significant reduction in extreme poverty, but accompanied by rising inequality. This book deals with three questions: What have been the trends of inequality in Asia and the Pacific? What are the key drivers of rising inequality in the region? How should Asian countries respond to the rising inequality? Technological change, globalization, and market-oriented reform have been the key drivers of Asia’s remarkable growth and poverty reduction, but they have also had significant distribution consequences. These three drivers of growth cannot be hindered because they are the sources of productivity improvement and betterment of quality of life. This book will be useful to those interested in policy options that could be deployed by Asian countries in confronting rising inequality.
Satisfying Hidden Hunger
Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 50,82 MB
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9290920084
Book Description
Disease caused by major micronutrient deficiencies posed a growing and urgent problem for the newly emerging countries of Central Asia in the 1990s. The Asian Development Bank responded with a regional food fortification initiative---the first major initiative using public–private partnerships to address public health problems in the region. This report details how the initiative helped the participating countries move toward universal salt iodization and establish sustainable wheat flour fortification, and how the intitiative successfully addressed three unknown development issues in mainly newly emerging market economies: the use of public–private partnerships; collaboration between the government and industry; and the formation of industry associations.
Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 20,5 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9789241562218
Book Description
WHO and UNICEF jointly developed this global strategy to focus world attention on the impact that feeding practices have on the nutritional status, growth and development, health, and thus the very survival of infants and young children. The strategy is the result of a comprehensive two-year participatory process. It is based on the evidence of nutrition's significance in the early months and years of life, and of the crucial role that appropriate feeding practices play in achieving optimal health outcomes. The strategy is intended as a guide for action; it identifies interventions with a proven positive impact; it emphasizes providing mothers and families the support they need to carry out their crucial roles, and it explicitly defines the obligations and responsibilities in this regards of governments, international organizations, and other concerned parties.
Global Trends 2040
Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 45,4 MB
Release : 2021-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781646794973
Book Description
"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.
The water, energy and food-security nexus in Asia and the Pacific
Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 12,15 MB
Release : 2024-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9231005995
Book Description
The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific
Author : Andrew Dansie
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 35,15 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 3031254635
