kazal 4d issues in nutrition and policies revise
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FOOD SECURITYConcepts, Basic
Facts,and Measurement
Issues
June 26 to July 7, 2011Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kazal 4d:Issues in Nutrition and
Policies for Its Promotion in Bangladesh
Learning: The goal is to identify and understand links between food and nutrition, and available and potential policy instruments and institutional arrangements. Focus on policy documents related to nutrition aimed at expanding and strengthening nutritional support.
Brief Contents
• food and nutrition plans and policies• conceptual framework in designing
food & nutrition security interventions
• linkages between food security and nutrition
• National Nutrition Services• important issues of nutrition and
malnutrition situation in Bangladesh• institutional arrangements and
nutrition interventions of MH&FW
Food and nutrition plans and policies
What is food and nutrition policy?
“The Food and Nutrition Policy encompasses the collective efforts of the government and other stakeholders to influence the decision-making environment of food producers, food consumers and food marketing agents in order to improve the nutritional status of the population.”
Food and nutrition plans and policies
Key elements for developing the food and nutrition policySustainable food production,
processing, distribution and consumption
Ensure optimal food quality and safety
Collective/multi-sectoral efforts for sustainable food and nutrition security
Achieve and maintain nutrition well-being and healthy lifestyle of the population
Food and nutrition plans and policies
Key stakeholders for developing food and nutrition policy Government UN agencies International organizations Nongovernmental
organizations (national and international)
Industry Professional bodies Academia/researchers Consumers Mass Media
Steps involved in developing the food and nutrition policyUnderstanding the need for a
policy;Review the current food and
nutrition status of the population;Review the existing the policies (if
any) and identify the lacunae;Develop appropriate food and
nutrition policy using: − Direct policy instruments; and − Indirect policy instruments; Develop plans of action for
implementation; Evolve an effective and strong
monitoring and evaluation mechanism;
and Establish a nutrition surveillance
system to facilitate programme appraisal and follow-up action.
The evolution of Food and Nutrition Security
concerns
Conceptual framework in designing food & nutrition
security interventions
(Source: adapted from Metz, 2000)
A Conceptual Framework – Food and Nutrition security
Figure: Conceptual framework of the nutritional status at household level
The Food and Nutrition Security Conceptual Framework
The household food security conceptual framework adopted by EFSAs considers food availability, food access and food utilization as core determinants of food security, and links these to households’ asset endowments, livelihood strategies, and political, social, institutional and economic environment.Figure : The Food and Nutrition Security
Conceptual Framework
Linkage between nutrition, poverty alleviation, employment generation and gender
Linkages between food security and nutrition
Gender of the head of the household and nutritional status of children and women
Relationship between household food consumption pattern and nutritional status of children and women and young child-feeding practices
Relationship between food consumption score and nutritional status of children and women
Relationship between food consumption score and young child-feeding practices
Relationship between household food consumption groups and nutritional status of children and women
Relationship between Coping Strategy Index and nutritional status of children and women
Relationship between Coping Strategy Index and nutritional status of children and women by area and by division
Relationship between most affected livelihoods and nutritional status of children and women
Linkages between food security and nutrition
Relationship between percentage of food expenditures and nutritional status of children and women
Relationship between wealth status and nutritional status of children and women
Relationship between households without enough food in the past 12 months and nutritional status of children and women
Relationship between decrease in health expenditures in the past 12 months and nutritional status of children and women
Relationship between monthly income per household and nutritional status of children
Relationship between “informal borrowing” and nutritional status of children
Linkages between food security and nutrition
Figure : Food consumption score and nutritional status of children and women
Linkages between food security and nutrition
Figure: Average CSI at household level amongst acutely malnourished children by division, by area, and nationality in Bangladesh
National Nutrition Services
Important Nutrition Projects in Bangladesh
• Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project (BINP)
• National Nutrition Project (NNP)
• Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)
• Nutritional Surveillance Project (NSP)
• The National Immunization Days (NIDs)
• National Vitamin A Plus Campaign (NVAC)
• The Integrated Horticulture and Nutrition Development Project
National Nutrition Services
Policy and Programmatic Responses to MalnutritionThe Government of Bangladesh (GoB) finalized and endorsed the National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN) in 1995.
NPAN was a cross Ministerial Action Plan, but could be adequately implemented and monitored Nutrition needs to be firmly highlighted on the national development agenda, articulating the roles of the various Ministries.NFP and the NFP PoA and NNS are recent policy and programmatic actions towards strategic nutrition improvement
Important issues of nutrition and malnutrition situation in Bangladesh
Key statistics of child and maternal nutrition in Bangladesh
Source: UNICEF, April 2009
Nutrition % of the population
Malnutrition, in children (birth to 59 months)
Wasting (weight-for-height) 17.4
Stunting (height-for-age) 43.2
Underweight (weight-for-age) 41
Low birth-weight 36
Exclusive breastfeeding (birth to 6 months)
43
Anemia, in children (6-23 months) 64
Chronic energy deficiency, in mothers 32
Night blindness (Vitamin A deficiency), in children (18-59 months)
0.04
Iodine deficiency, in children (6-12 years)
33.8
Nutrition and malnutrition situation in Bangladesh
Nutrition situation in Bangladesh Dietary pattern
Childhood Under-nutrition
Maternal malnutrition
Micronutrient Deficiencies
Nutrition and malnutrition situation in Bangladesh
The underlying causes include (i) household food insecurity resulting from
inability to grow or purchase a nutritionally adequate amount and variety of food;
(ii) lack of dietary diversity;(iii) inadequate maternal and child care due to
inappropriate hygiene, health and nutrition;(iv) low rates of exclusive breast feeding; (v) inadequate access to quality health services;(vi) poor environmental hygiene and sanitation
along with low levels of income and maternal formal education.
Malnutrition early in life has long-lasting and negative effects on overall growth, morbidity, cognitive development, educational attainment and adult productivity.
Institutional arrangements and nutrition interventions of MH&FW
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION (IPHN)
IPHN is implementing quite a good number of important work intended for the improvement of the nutritional status of the people particularly for the under 5 children and mothers.
IPHN Activities:A. Vitamin A Plus Campaign :• Children under 1 year - High potency vitamin A capsule (1
lack I.U) Supplementation during measles vaccination at EPI site.
• Children 1 to 5 years-High potency vitamin A capsule (2 lack I.U) supplementation through national events 2 times (4-6 month Intervals) a year.
• Children 2 to 5 years- Supplementation of Albendazole through national events 2 times (4-6 month Intervals) a year.
• Mother - High potency vitamin A capsule (2 lakh i.u.) supplementation during postpartum period. (With in 6 wks of delivery).
IPHN Activities
B. Reduction in the incidence of iodine deficiency diseases (IDD)• Iodized salt monitoring • Awareness creation activities • Training of field workers of health and family planning
on control of iodine deficiency disorder (CIDD) • Training for testing Iodized salt • Surveillance of salt for iodization
C. Reduction of incidence of Anemia: • Awareness creation activities to control anemia • Parasitic disease control • Strategy implementation address the major causes of
the malnutrition and anemia including iron-foliate supplementation, longtime food fortification & implementation.
IPHN Activities
D. Reduction of Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) by training program
• Awareness program for PEM control. • Growth monitoring of 1-3 years old children • Communication on weaning
E. Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) • Strategy implementation. • Promotion and protection of Breast feeding through
proper implementation of BMS code and proper child weaning Practice
F. To strengthen laboratory activities:• To develop the effective laboratory facilities of food and
biochemical aspects of nutrition. • Serological tests for Nutrition related diseases
G. Guideline for the “Management of Severe Malnutrition of Children in Bangladesh”
IPHN ActivitiesH.Nutritional survey.
• To evaluate nutrition related situation at present in selected districts
• To assess rapidly the impact of price hike on household food security, food quality and nutritional status among poor women and children in Bangladesh
• Recently a survey prepared from 164 family in Bangalypoor union, Sayidpur Upazila, Nilphamary district
I. Strengthening Nutrition & Food Safety Education WHO supported Program• Training for nutrition Sector. • Training for nutrition vulnerable population. • Development of Radio & Television spot on Nutrition
awareness creation. • Research on nutrition.
J. Strengthening of Child Nutrition Unit:• Identification of malnourished children under 1-3 years of
age through growth monitoring • Orientation and education program for mother
Institutional arrangements and nutrition interventions of
MH&FWCurrently few nutrition services are delivered as part of core health service delivery. These are Iron Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation is a part of antenatal
care for pregnancy, but only about 50% of women make one visit to a health facility
Zinc Supplementation: Zinc supplementation during treatment of childhood diarrhea has recently gained importance under the leadership of ICDDR,B and MOHFW.
De-worming and distribution of Vitamin A capsules. IPHN also manages the program to combat iodine deficiency
disorder The National Nutrition Program has prime responsibility for
implementing the area based community nutrition (ABCN) program.
The core components of ABCN include: Behavior change and communication (BCC) activities; Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP); Food supplementation to children under 2 years of age and pregnant women from ultra poor households; Micronutrient supplementation (vitamin A and iron-foliate); deworming. Additionally it is responsible for promoting infant and young child feeding, particularly breast feeding.
A Multi-sectoral Approach of National Food and Nutrition Policy in
BangladeshA draft national food and nutrition policy (FNP) was prepared and approved by the Bangladesh National Nutrition Council (BNNC) and the Council of Ministers (Cabinet).The strategy for effective implementation of the FNP is divided into four major sectors: (a) Food, agriculture, fisheries, livestock, and forestry
for increased production, proper distribution, and food security;
(b) Health, family welfare, and environment for primary health care, caring practices, disease control, sanitation, and hygiene;
(c) Nutrition education and communication for the creation of awareness at different levels with formal and non-formal education; and
(d) Community development and social welfare for poverty alleviation, income generation, and economic growth.
To implement the various provisions of the FNP, a national plan of action for nutrition has been approved.