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Nutrition and Food Security Assessment in Sri Lanka

Ampara District

Author : Jayatissa, R. and Hossaine, S.M.M.

Publisher: Medical Research Institute

Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo

Year: 2010

Page Numbers: 54

Acc. No: 3931

Class No: 612.3 JAY-SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Nutrition

Type of Resource: Report

Languages: English

This nutrition and food security survey was carried out by the Department of Nutrition of the Medical Research Institute in collaboration with UNICEF and the World Food Programme. The survey focused on maternal and child under-nutrition, which remains a major public health problem in Sri Lanka, despite improvements in many health indicators. This kind of research study is more than timely to assess years of efforts taken by the government and other organizations to prevent and control under-nutrition in vulnerable age groups and populations. This particular volume focuses on the Ampara District, which is one of the three districts in the eastern province of Sri Lanka.