| Scaling Up Nutrition in the Arab Republic of Egypt: Investing in a Healthy Future Contributor(s): Herbst, Christopher H. (Editor), Elshalakani, Amr (Editor), Kakietek, Jakub (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1464814678 ISBN-13: 9781464814679 Publisher: World Bank Publications OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Medical | Nutrition - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.98 lbs) 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Malnutrition is a huge burden on the Arab Republic of Egypt's economy. Undernutrition--manifested by poor linear growth (stunting), wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies in children and by anemia among women of reproductive age--collectively saps an estimated two percent of Egypt's annual gross domestic product through forgone productivity and health care costs, representing an economic hemorrhaging of billions of U.S. dollars per year. Adding to this challenge is the co-occurrence of overweight and obesity among children, leading to a malnutrition double burden. Scaling Up Nutrition in the Arab Republic of Egypt aims to inform the development of nutrition policy and guide nutrition investments over the coming years. It reviews Egypt's nutrition situation, the interventions currently in place, and the opportunities, costs, benefits, and fiscal space implications of scaling up a set of high-impact interventions to address undernutrition. The book, a collaborative effort between the World Bank and UNICEF, is targeted at all those involved in developing and implementing nutrition interventions in Egypt and beyond. |