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Undernutrition in the Philippines : Scale, Scope, and Opportunities for Nutrition Policy and Programming

For nearly 30 years, the rates of both wasting and stunting in the Philippines have been nearly flat. For 2019, the rate of stunting among children under five years of age (28.8 percent) was only slightly lower than in 2008 (32 percent)—the prevalence of underweight in 2019 was 19 percent and th...

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Main Authors: Mbuya, Nkosinathi V.N., Demombynes, Gabriel, Piza, Sharon Faye A., Adona, Ann Jillian V.
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2021
Subjects:
NUTRITION
MALNUTRITION
UNDERNUTRITION
CHILD MALNUTRITION
INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION
PRENATAL HEALTH
STUNTING
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
DIET
Online Access:https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/798061619807652635/undernutrition-in-the-philippines-scale-scope-and-opportunities-for-nutrition-policy-and-programming
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35530

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https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/798061619807652635/undernutrition-in-the-philippines-scale-scope-and-opportunities-for-nutrition-policy-and-programming
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35530

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