MalnutritionLawrence HaddadInternational Food Policy Research InstituteMalnutrition

What is malnutrition?Numbers of people affectedSo what?What can we do?What can you do?Outline

Malnutrition is:

When bodies & brains dont develop & work properly

It happens when people:

Cant get enough of the right food to eat

Dont have clean water & hygienic toilets

Dont have health care

Malnutrition numbers

800 million hungry2 billion not enough vitamins or minerals1.5 billion overweightMalnutritionnumbers162 million kids under 5Poor growth

overweight hungrynot enough vitamins or mineralsPeople can have more than one type of malnutrition at the same time162 million kids under 5Poor growth

1 in 2 people on the planet are malnourished

Whichever way you look at the worldmalnutrition affects every countrywww.globalnutritionreport.org

www.globalnutritionreport.org

So what?

Almost half of all child deaths from poornutrition

45%

Child malnutrition

10 month old with malnutritionsame child after one month of treatmentMalnutrition affects brain developmentBut it is fixable in first 1000 days

Other impacts of malnutrition include:

What can we do?

What can we do about it? Inform decision makersPolicies & programmesCampaign about itRaise moneyfor it

CampaignInform decision makersPolicies & programmesCampaign about itRaise moneyfor it

Katy Perry: Im going to take the spotlight I have and shine it on the children that need it

InformInform decision makersPolicies & programmesCampaign about itRaise moneyfor it

$they get back $16 for every $ invested in nutrition programmesWhy should governments spend money on nutrition programes?www.globalnutritionreport.org

www.globalnutritionreport.org

Raise moneyInform decision makersPolicies & programmesCampaign about itRaise moneyfor it

Programmes and policiesInform decision makersPolicies & programmesCampaign about itRaise moneyfor it

WIC Programme in USAMidday Meals in IndiaBolsa Familia programme in Brazil

Why arent we doing more?Malnourished people dont have much political power they are easy to ignoreGovernments are distracted by other thingsUntil recently we did not know what to doBut now we can unleash the power of nutrition

The power of nutrition

NowBecome more informedInform your family! School fundraisersMake healthy food and exercise choicesLaterStudy International DevelopmentVolunteer or work for Save the Children, Oxfam etc.Vote!What can you do?

MalnutritionMalnutritionThank you!