Afghanistan stands to gain enormous benefits by improving nutrition and reducing malnutrition, which can help boost its economic growth, productivity, and human capital development.
Investment in better nutrition is needed at a critical time as more than 40 percent of Afghan children are stunted, or of low height for their age, an indication of malnutrition.
To help the Afghan government invest in better nutrition, the South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (SAFANSI), the Ministry of Public Health, the World Bank and UNICEF have partnered to determine what it would take to reach more children, women, and their families and provide them with essential nutrition services that would reduce stunting, anemia, and loss of life.
Original source: World Bank
Published on 13 September 2018
