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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 18 - Low Birthweight

UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Published in : 2000

Available in : English

This Nutrition Policy Paper was produced by the ACC/SCN in collaboration with the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh: Centre for Health and Population Research. It summarizes the proceedings of the Low Birthweight Symposium and Workshop held in Dhaka in June 1999. Evidence regarding interventions to prevent low birthweight and to improve the health of infants affected with low birthweight is presented in this Nutrition Policy Paper. We hope this spurs policy-makers, donors and programme planners to take immediate action regarding this important public health problem.

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Themes: Breastfeeding, general, Interventions, general, Micronutrients, general, Nutrition and food systems, general, Nutrition and health/disease, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Undernutrition, general, Food culture, Food culture, Iodine / IDD, Iron / Anaemia, Malaria, Maternal undernutrition / LBW, Micronutrient deficiencies, Micronutrient deficiencies, Micronutrient Supplementation, Micronutrient Supplementation, Micronutrient Supplementation, Triple-A (Assessment, Analysis, Action), Underweight, Vitamin A / Night blindness, Zinc