Conference on ‘Nutrition dynamics in Africa: opportunities and challenges for meeting the sustainable development goals

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dc.contributor.authorMurimi, Mary W.
dc.contributor.authorMoyeda-Carabaza, A F
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-17T13:28:52Z
dc.date.available2019-09-17T13:28:52Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractMaternal and child health (MCH) consists of an interdependent reproductive system that collectively determines the survival of the mother during childbirth, and determines the health and survival of the child. This interdependency underscores the importance of appropriate and timely interventions during pregnancy through the first 1000 d at the minimum. The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) recommended the use of the continuum of care for the development of interventions by addressing all the stages of MCH. The purpose of the present paper is to review the factors that contributed to the attainment of the MDG 4 and MDG 5 by analysing the interventions conducted by the countries that achieved at least 5·0 and 5·5 %, respectively, and determine the level of their intervention based on the MCH conceptual framework. Out of the eighteen selected countries discussed, fifteen countries achieved their target for either MDG 4 or MDG 5 or both, while three countries did not achieve their target. The countries that were more likely to achieve their targets addressed the societal, underlying and direct causes, and implemented country wide policies. In contrast, the countries that did not succeed were more likely to address the direct causes with poor policy implementation. Understanding the motivation and limitations of the target population, including nutrition education and targeting behaviour change has the potential to result in sustainable MCH. This information has the potential to enlighten the policymakers as we progress to the sustainable development goals, specifically goals 2 and 3.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMurimi MW, Moyeda-Carabaza AF. Effective nutrition education and communication for sustainable maternal and child health. Proc Nutr Soc. 2017;76: 504-515en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/2978
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectNutrition educationen_US
dc.subjectMaternal and child healthen_US
dc.subjectEffective interventionsen_US
dc.titleConference on ‘Nutrition dynamics in Africa: opportunities and challenges for meeting the sustainable development goalsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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