Nutrition-Relevant Actions in Zimbabwe

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by

Julia Tagwireyi, Thom Jayne and N. Lenneiye

NATIONAL NUTRITION UNIT
MINISTRY OF HEALTH & CHILDWELFARE
ZIMBABWE

December 1992

UN ACC/SCN country case study supported by UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund. A case study for the XV Congress of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences, September 26 to October 1, 1993, Adelaide.

Table of Contents

UNITED NATIONS - ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION - SUBCOMMITTEE ON NUTRITION (ACC/SCN)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREWORD

PART I: NUTRITION ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS

I. INTRODUCTION
II. SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRENDS

Demographic Trends
Macroeconomic Trends

III. NUTRITION AND MORTALITY OUTCOMES

Growth Retardation among Children
Low Birth Weight
Micronutrient Deficiencies
Child Mortality
Maternal Nutrition and Mortality

IV. FOOD SECURITY

National Food Security
Household Food Security

V. HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

Resource Allocation
Water and Sanitation

VI. MATERNAL AND CHILD CARE

Infant Feeding Practices
Birth Spacing
Status of Women
Female Education

VII. CONCLUSIONS

PART II: RELEVANT ACTIONS

I. DIRECT NUTRITION-RELEVANT ACTIONS

Supplementary Feeding Programmes
Community Food and Nutrition Programme (CFNP)
Growth Monitoring and Promotion
Micronutrient Programmes
Breastfeeding Policy and Activities

II. HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY ACTIONS

Land Reform
Agricultural Policy
Food Subsidies
Grain Pricing and Marketing Policies
Drought Relief Programme

III. INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY FOR NUTRITION

Institutional Development
The Conceptualization of Nutrition Planning: Jurisdiction and Compartmentalization
Limitations of Direct Nutrition Interventions
National Food and Nutrition Policy Development

IV. LESSONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Household Food Security
Health and Environment
Maternal and Child Care

V. CONCLUSIONS

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