Malnutrition:
Uganda Is Paying
Too High a Price
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The National Development Plan
(NDP) 2010–2015
• Reduce poverty from 31% to 25%
• Main driving strategies:
– Increased agricultural productivity and
value added
– Improved health and survival
– Human capacity development
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Requirements for Achieving NDP
2010–2015 Goals
• Ugandans must attain their full potential in:
– Productivity
– Health
– Education
• First and foremost, children must be well
cared for
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Malnutrition among Children under 5
1995, 2001, and 2006 (WHO Standards)
50
45
45
45
39
40
Number of stunted children is increasing:
2.93 million (1995)  3.89 million (2009)
35
30
25
22
20
19
16
15
10
7
5
6
4
0
Stunting
Underweight
1995
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Wasting
2006
UDHS, 1995, 2001, 2006
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Micronutrient Deficiencies in Uganda,
2001 and 2006
80
70
80
73
65
Children
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
31
19
20
7
10
49
30
19 20
20
Women
5
0
9
10
5
0
Anaemia
Vitamin A Iodine Def.
2001
2006
Anaemia
2001
Vitamin A Goitre Rates
2006
UDHS, 2001 and 2006
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UDHS, 2006
Central 2
Kampala
0
Eastern
10
Central 1
20
Western
60
West Nile
Stunting
SouthWest
30
North
40
East Central
Kampala
Central 2
Eastern
Western
West Nile
East Central
Central 1
North
SouthWest
Vulnerability to Malnutrition
Is Higher in Some Regions
Underweight
50
25
20
15
10
5
0
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Discussion
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This training presentation is made possible by the generous support of
the American people through the support of the Office of Health,
Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) and USAID/Uganda,
under terms of Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-11-00014,
through the FANTA-2 Bridge, managed by FHI 360. The contents are the
responsibility of FHI 360 and do not necessarily reflect the views of
USAID or the United States Government.
March 2012
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