Nutrition: Scaling It Up Rich countries’ current spend of $ 171 million saves just 15 000 children
Each year 2.8 million children under 5 die from undernutrition. Scaling up spending on simple proven nutrition interventions can help stop this.
Save 1.1 million children’s lives
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If we spent $ 11.8 (US) billion a year we could: Prevent stunting in 150 million children
$ 11.8 BILLION
Complementary / Therapeutic Feeding
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Micronutrients and Deworming
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Just $ 42 per family stops child undernutrition before it starts. In severe cases, however, costs can increase by up to 5 times as therapeutic feeding is required.
We could also improve the nutrition of billions
$10.44
Iodised oil capsules and salt, iron fortification of staples Vitamin A and zinc supplementation
34 Million children get multiple micronutrient powders
$4.40
40 Million women get iron folic acid supplements 72 Million children get complementary food
$10.80
Micronutrient powders
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319 Million children get therapeutic zinc
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Sources: Black, R.E. et al., 2008. Maternal and Child Undernutrition: Global and Regional Exposures and Health Consequences. The Lancet , 371 (9608), 243–260. Download: http://bit.ly/oZrR2U Horton, S., 2010. The World Bank. Scaling Up Nutrition — What Will It Cost? Download: http://bit.ly/nDJLQp Médecins Sans Frontièrs, 2009. Malnutrition: How Much is Being Spent? An Analysis of Nutrition Funding Flows 2004–2007. Download: http://bit.ly/nLOOHD
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