Copenhagen Consensus 2008 Perspective Paper Malnutrition & Hunger
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Horton, Alderman and Rivera (in press) address the challenge of hunger and malnutrition, as done earlier by Behrman, Alderman and Hoddinott (2004) for the 2004 Copenhagen consensus. Horton, Alderman and Rivera (in press) state their work “builds on and updates” the earlier work. There are differences in approach between these two analyses. Four opportunities are proposed by Behrman, Alderman and Rivera: 1) reducing the prevalence of birthweight, 2) infant and child nutrition and exclusive breastfeeding promotion, 3) reducing the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia and vitamin A, iodine and zinc deficiencies and, 4) investment in technology in developing country agriculture. Horton, Aldeman and Rivera (in press) list four opportunities (or solutions as they call them): 1) micronutrient interventions, 2) antihelminthics, 3) breast feeding promotion – baby-friendly hospitals, and 4) nutrition education at the community level. While Behrman, Alderman and Hoddinott (2004) describe the first three opportunities that address nutrition directly in terms of the intended goals (e.g., reducing the prevalence of birthweight), Horton, Alderman and Rivera (in press) describe theirs in terms of the types of interventions to be implemented (e.g., micronutrient interventions), which makes them seem less compelling. Focusing on the interventions rather than the problems may narrow the mix of cost effective interventions that can address the problem and may expand the populations of interest beyond women and children under 2 years, the high priority groups for nutrition interventions (e.g., to school age children). Finally, Horton, Alderman and Rivera (in press) do not include investment in agriculture as one of their opportunities.
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