Nutrition

Nutrition for Health and Development

Nutrition is an input to and foundation for health and development. Interaction of infection and malnutrition is well-documented. Better nutrition means stronger immune systems, less illness and better health. Healthy children learn better. Healthy people are stronger, are more productive and more able to create opportunities to gradually break the cycles of both poverty and hunger in a sustainable way. Better nutrition is a prime entry point to ending poverty and a milestone to achieving better quality of life.

LATEST DOCUMENTS Assessing the iron status of populations Second edition, including literature reviews Full text [pdf 1.25Mb] World prevalence of anaemia 1993-2005 WHO Global Database on Anaemia Geneva, World Health Organization, 2008 Full text Salt as a vehicle for fortification Report of a WHO Expert Consultation, 21-2 March 2007, Luxembourg Geneva, World Health Organization, 2008 Full text More publications

UPCOMING EVENTS WHO/UNICEF Technical Consultation on Neonatal Vitamin A Supplementation Research Priorities 4-5 December 2008, Geneva Switzerland Full information WHO Expert Consultation on the waist circumference and waist/hip ratio 8-11 December 2008, Geneva, Switzerland Full information RECENT EVENTS Consultation on nutrition and HIV/AIDS for French speaking African countries 10-14 November 2008, Geneva, Switzerland Full information Consultation on nutrition and HIV/AIDS for French speaking African countries 17-20 November 2008, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso English | French First African Flour Fortification Workshop First African Flour Fortification Workshop List of events

Launch of The 3 Fives campaign for the Olympic Games
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Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD)
World Health Organization
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