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  • Title: Effective programmes in Africa for improving nutrition.
    Journal: SCN News; 1997 Jul; (14):19-20. PubMed ID: 12321584.
    Abstract:
    The general nutrition situation in Africa is deteriorating due to extreme poverty, severe drought, and conflict. The quality of diets in many parts of the continent is poor and inadequate, and there are underlying problems of chronic malnutrition due to marginal access to food, seasonality problems, and the chronic lack of basic services in many countries. A symposium on effective programs in Africa for improving nutrition held at the UN Administrative Committee on Coordination's Sub-Committee on Nutrition's (SCN) 23rd session in Accra, Ghana, in February 1996, coincided with the launch of Ghana's National Plan of Action for Nutrition. A summary and main conclusions of the proceedings are presented. The major theme of the symposium, effective programs in Africa for improving nutrition, focused mainly upon household food security, a problem of major concern to African countries. The overall goal was to develop conclusions which will help Africa's search for suitable solutions to ensure food security and improved nutrition for all.
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