A new horizon: addressing food and nutrition problems in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Abstract

Data were obtained during a recent UNICEF-supported consultancy, the objective of which was to assess sound child nutrition and household food security as a prerequisite for recommending appropriate community-based primary health care and information system interventions. The findings show that household food security rests unstably on a risk-diffusion strategy and women's participation. A number of nutrition disorders are also prevalent. Control strategies require both long- and short-term actions focusing on assessment, advocacy, planning, training, appropriate model development, and communication for food and nutrition. -from Authors