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from "Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)" <ruglucia at PAHO.ORG> -----

Copenhagen Consensus 

Challenge Paper on Hunger and Malnutrition


Jere R. Behrman, is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Economics and
Director of the Population Studies Center, 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 

Harold Alderman, Lead Human Development Economist in the Africa Region
of the World Bank

John Hoddinott, Senior Research Fellow in the Food Consumption and
Nutrition Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute,
Washington DC 

February 2004

 

Available online as PDF file [60p.] at:

http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/Files/Filer/CC/Papers/Hunger_and_Maln
utrition_070504.pdf

".....While episodes of severe hunger such as famines receive
considerable press coverage and attract much public attention, chronic
hunger and malnutrition is considerably more prevalent in developing
countries. It is estimated that at least 12 million low-birth-weight
births occur per year and that around 162 million pre-school children
and almost a billion people of all ages are malnourished.

 
In poorly nourished populations, reductions in hunger and improved
nutrition convey considerable productivity

gains as well as saving resources that otherwise would be used for the
care of malnourished people who are more susceptible to infectious
diseases and premature mortality. While reducing hunger and malnutrition
is often justified on intrinsic grounds, it is these potential gains in
productivity and reductions in economic costs that provide the focus of
this challenge paper......"


Content: 
1.     Introduction: The Challenge of Hunger and Malnutrition 

2.     Essential Background to the Challenge and Opportunity of Hunger
and Malnutrition - 
        Nature and Measurement, Geographical Distribution, and Potential
Benefits 

2.1 The nature and measurement of hunger and malnutrition 

2.2 The nature of the benefits from reduced malnutrition 

2.2 .a Resource savings: 

2.2 .b Direct links between nutrition and physical productivity: 

2.2 .c Indirect links: nutrition, cognitive development, schooling and
productivity 

3.   Opportunities Related to Hunger and Malnutrition 

3.1 Framework for Considering Opportunities 

3.2 Four Opportunities for Reducing Hunger and Malnutrition 

Opportunity 1 - Reducing the Prevalence of LBW 

Opportunity 2 - Improving Infant and Child Nutrition and Exclusive
Breastfeeding Promotion 

Opportunity 3 - Reducing the Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia and
Iodine, Vitamin A and Zinc Deficiencies 

Opportunity 4 - Investment in Technology in Developing Country
Agriculture 

4. Conclusions 

Tables 

References



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