Science

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Science Technology And Social GoalsNutrition

• Narada Warnasuriya
• University of Sri Jayewardenepura

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Nutrition MDGs

• Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
• Achieve universal primary education
• Promote gender equality and empower women
• Reduce child mortality
• Improve maternal health
• Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

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The vicious cycle of poverty and malnutrition
Income Poverty
Low food intake
Frequent infections
Hard physical labor
Frequent pregnancies
Large families
Malnutrition
Direct loss in productivity from Poor physical
status
Indirect loss in Productivity from poor Cognitive
development And schooling
Loss in resources from increased health
care costs of ill health
Source modified from World Bank (2002a) Bhagwati
et al. (2004)
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Current Status of Nutrition in Sri Lanka

• Child malnutrition (0-59m)
• Underweight 29.4
• Wasted 14.0
• Stunted 13.5
• Low Birth Weight 16.7
• Obesity 5.0 (Children) 20 (Adults)

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Continued..Current Status of Nutrition in Sri
Lanka

• Goitre rate (6 12 years) 3.8
• Low serum Retinol 25.0
• Anaemia (6-59 months) 30
• 5 11 Years 25
• 12 14 Years 25

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Interventions Targets

• Preventing low birth weight
• Improving child growth
• Prevention of Anaemia
• Prevention of Iodine deficiency
• Prevention of obesity
• Prevention of diet related chronic diseases
• Prevention of Vitamin A deficiency

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Science technology related issues In Nutrition

• Nutritional Surveillance
• Food based approaches
• Agricultural Technology
• Biotechnology
• Aquaculture
• Post harvest technology
• Food Fortification
• Low cost weaning food
• Food quality/labelling/advertisment
• Food safety
• Therapeutic Interventions

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Contd..Science technology related issues In
Nutrition

• House hold food security
• cost benefit
• poverty alleviation
• Logistics Operational Management
• Nutrition Education
• Behavioral Change
• Life style modification
• Community Empowerment
• Participatory approach
• Rural Development
• Indigenous Knowledge

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Governance in Nutrition

• Nutrition Awareness
• Nutrition as a Human right
• Multi sectoral
• state/academia/NGO/industry
• Food Nutrition policy
• Co-ordination Monitoring
• Decentralisation

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