All Hands on Deck: Reducing Stunting Through Multisectoral Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa

by Emmanuel Skoufias, Katja Vinha, Ryoko Sato

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the scale of undernutrition is staggering; 58 million children under the
age of five are too short for their age (stunted), and 14 million weigh too little for their height
(wasted). Poor diets in terms of diversity, quality, and quantity, combined with illness and poor
water and sanitation facilities, are linked with deficiencies of micronutrients--such as iodine,
vitamin A, and iron--associated with growth,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464813965
• ISBN13: 9781464813962
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"