1. Multi-Stakeholder Partnership in Nutrition: An Experience from Bangladesh.
- Author
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Kar, Basanta Kumar
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PREVENTION of malnutition , *CHILD mortality , *BUSINESS , *CHILD health services , *DIETARY supplements , *HUMANITARIANISM , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *HEALTH policy , *PUBLIC health surveillance , *QUALITY assurance , *GOVERNMENT regulation , *SOCIAL attitudes , *PREVENTION - Abstract
Context and legitimacy: Bangladesh, a country with 160 million people, is among the 20 countries which have had major accomplishments in reducing child mortality and improving maternal health (Millennium Development Goal 4 and 5 respectively). The government of Bangladesh aims to transition into a middle income country by 2021, and is committed to reduce social discrimination, environmental degradation, physical insecurity, socio-economic-cultural vulnerability and to secure and sustain an annual rate of GDP growth of 10% from 2017. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2014