Partnerships for successful stunting reduction across Sub-Saharan Africa

videoType

dynamic-media

videoDmUrl

keyFrameImage

timestamp

00:02 Globally,

00:03 over 150 million children under 5 are facing a silent crisis.

00:09 Stunting.

00:11 Stunting is an irreversible impairment of

00:13 children's physical and cognitive development,

00:16 limiting their full potential for optimal growth.

00:19 Childhood stunting,

00:20 or low height for age,

00:22 is a manifestation of chronic undernutrition and affects

00:25 children younger than 5 years of age,

00:28 with the most critical periods of growth and development,

00:30 being the 1st 1000 days from conception

00:33 to a child's 2nd birthday.

00:35 Childhood stunting has long-term effects.

00:38 On individuals and communities.

00:40 Without concerted action,

00:41 with interventions and policies to reduce stunting rates in children,

00:45 it can lead to huge losses in resources and

00:48 assets already invested in a country's human capital,

00:51 including knowledge,

00:52 skills,

00:53 healthcare costs,

00:54 and labor productivity.

00:56 Without human capital,

00:58 countries cannot sustain economic growth,

01:00 build a strong workforce,

01:02 or compete effectively in the global economy.

01:06 Stunting cannot be cured.

01:08 But it can be prevented.

01:11 This is why the World Bank and the Power of Nutrition

01:14 are partnering with governments in 5 countries across 6 projects

01:18 to catalyze new large scale investments in child nutrition and development.

01:24 These programs draw upon lessons learned within each country

01:27 and leverage high-level commitments made by leaders to reduce stunting.

01:32 The power of nutrition's innovative financing mechanism matches and

01:36 multiplies private sector investments to co-finance World Bank investments.

01:41 These funds provide needed resources and technical support

01:44 to scale up high impact evidence-based nutrition interventions.

01:49 That means

01:50 that in Rwanda,

01:51 cash transfers to pregnant women and mothers of children under 2 years

01:55 make it possible for a young girl to receive quality nutrition services.

01:59 And in Madagascar,

02:01 a mother can receive nutrition counseling

02:03 on exclusively breastfeeding her new baby.

02:06 Women across Ethiopia and Tanzania receive

02:09 quality antenatal care and nutrition services

02:12 so that their babies have the best start to life.

02:15 In Cote d'Ivoire,

02:17 efforts to improve nutrition

02:18 are coupled with parental education and coaching

02:21 activities that focus on early childhood development

02:24 and early stimulation.

02:27 Together

02:28 we're working to unleash every child's potential and

02:30 paving the way for sustainable and inclusive economic growth

02:35 in Cote d'Ivoire,

02:36 Ethiopia,

02:37 Madagascar,

02:39 Rwanda,

02:40 Tanzania,

02:41 and beyond,

02:43 because investing in nutrition in the 1st 1000

02:45 days from pregnancy until a child's 2nd birthday

02:49 is one of the smartest things

02:51 a country can do.

showAllTimestamps

no

transcript

Globally, over 150 million children under 5 are facing a silent crisis. Stunting. Stunting is an irreversible impairment of children's physical and cognitive development, limiting their full potential for optimal growth. Childhood stunting, or low height for age, is a manifestation of chronic undernutrition and affects children younger than 5 years of age, with the most critical periods of growth and development, being the 1st 1000 days from conception to a child's 2nd birthday. Childhood stunting has long-term effects. On individuals and communities. Without concerted action, with interventions and policies to reduce stunting rates in children, it can lead to huge losses in resources and assets already invested in a country's human capital, including knowledge, skills, healthcare costs, and labor productivity. Without human capital, countries cannot sustain economic growth, build a strong workforce, or compete effectively in the global economy. Stunting cannot be cured. But it can be prevented. This is why the World Bank and the Power of Nutrition are partnering with governments in 5 countries across 6 projects to catalyze new large scale investments in child nutrition and development. These programs draw upon lessons learned within each country and leverage high-level commitments made by leaders to reduce stunting. The power of nutrition's innovative financing mechanism matches and multiplies private sector investments to co-finance World Bank investments. These funds provide needed resources and technical support to scale up high impact evidence-based nutrition interventions. That means that in Rwanda, cash transfers to pregnant women and mothers of children under 2 years make it possible for a young girl to receive quality nutrition services. And in Madagascar, a mother can receive nutrition counseling on exclusively breastfeeding her new baby. Women across Ethiopia and Tanzania receive quality antenatal care and nutrition services so that their babies have the best start to life. In Cote d'Ivoire, efforts to improve nutrition are coupled with parental education and coaching activities that focus on early childhood development and early stimulation. Together we're working to unleash every child's potential and paving the way for sustainable and inclusive economic growth in Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Rwanda, Tanzania, and beyond, because investing in nutrition in the 1st 1000 days from pregnancy until a child's 2nd birthday is one of the smartest things a country can do.

showAllTranscripts

no

duration

PT3M2S

scene7File

worldbank/FINAL_1896_Nutrition Video_1

scene7Domain

scene7FileAvs

worldbank/FINAL_1896_Nutrition Video_1-AVS

title

FINAL 1896 Nutrition Video 1

description

FINAL 1896 Nutrition Video 1

showTimestampAndTranscript

yes