An assessment of the causes of malnutrition in Ethiopia: A ...
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4.7. Care Indicators and <strong>the</strong> Monitor<strong>in</strong>g and Evaluation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Nutrition Strategy.........124<br />
4.7.1. Indicators <strong>of</strong> car<strong>in</strong>g capacity and <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>assessment</strong>................................................................... 124<br />
4.7.2. Program and policy modifications to enhance car<strong>in</strong>g .............................................................. 125<br />
4.8. Conclusion...............................................................................................................................................128<br />
Chapter 5: Health Services, a Healthy Environment, and Malnutrition <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ethiopia</strong>.....................131<br />
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................. 131<br />
5.1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................................134<br />
5.1.1. Conceptual framework <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>causes</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>malnutrition</strong>............................................................... 134<br />
5.1.2. Why is nutrition both a health and a food/diet issue?............................................................... 134<br />
5.1.3. Dimensions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> provision <strong>of</strong> health, water, and sanitation services.................................. 135<br />
5.2. The Health Sector and Nutrition.........................................................................................................137<br />
5.2.1. Official location <strong>of</strong> nutrition with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> government health sector........................................ 137<br />
5.2.2. Nutrition activities <strong>in</strong> primary health care .................................................................................. 140<br />
5.2.3. Essential nutrition actions (ENA)................................................................................................ 143<br />
5.2.4. Nutrition <strong>in</strong> emergencies ............................................................................................................... 144<br />
5.2.5. Micronutrient <strong>malnutrition</strong>............................................................................................................ 145<br />
5.3. The Water and Sanitation Sector and Nutrition...............................................................................147<br />
5.3.1. What are <strong>the</strong> objectives?................................................................................................................ 147<br />
5.3.2. Current status and trends <strong>in</strong> provision <strong>of</strong> healthy environment, water supply, and<br />
sanitation............................................................................................................................................... 147<br />
5.3.3. Does nutrition explicitly feature <strong>in</strong> justify<strong>in</strong>g resource allocations with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> sector?....... 148<br />
5.3.4. Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards sanitation............................................................ 153<br />
5.3.5. Susta<strong>in</strong>able issues <strong>in</strong> sanitation development <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ethiopia</strong>........................................................ 153<br />
5.3.6. Health and sanitation policy issues <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ethiopia</strong>. ........................................................................ 154<br />
5.3.7. Safety issues and <strong>the</strong>ir l<strong>in</strong>k to <strong>malnutrition</strong>................................................................................ 156<br />
5.4. Strategies and Programs ......................................................................................................................156<br />
5.4.1. Policies ............................................................................................................................................. 156<br />
5.4.2. Programs and projects.................................................................................................................... 158<br />
5.4.3. Broad evaluation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nutrition oriented strategies and programs...................................... 158<br />
5.5. Conclusions and Recommendations...................................................................................................159<br />
5.5.1. Conclusions...................................................................................................................................... 159<br />
5.5.2. Recommendations .......................................................................................................................... 160<br />
Chapter 6: Institutional Framework <strong>of</strong> Nutrition Interventions <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ethiopia</strong>...................................163<br />
6.1. Nutrition Actors......................................................................................................................................164<br />
6.2. Challenges and Lessons Learnt from Current Nutrition Interventions........................................167<br />
6.3. Detailed Overview <strong>of</strong> Nutrition Interventions <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ethiopia</strong>..............................................................169<br />
References ............................................................................................................................................................192<br />
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