Multi-country Food and nutrition policy - Measuring political commitment

Improvements in nutrition are fundamental to child survival, with long-term benefits for improved health, cognitive development, educational attainment and productivity later in life. Yet despite the proven benefit, and indeed cost-effectiveness, of tried and tested interventions to reduce child malnutrition, governments often do not attach such a high priority to food and nutrition policy as to other health and development issues. Countries with high rates of malnutrition continue to underinvest in this area.

Related Subject(s): Children and Youth