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Food systems

Building a Shared Vision for Good Nutrition, Growth, and Development in the Community

Introduction

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Poor nutrition is one of the most important challenges to the development and growth of nations and communities. In its recent Global Nutrition Coordination Plan 2016–2021, the U.S. Government committed to “improving nutrition throughout the world in order to enhance health, productivity, and human potential” (USAID 2016).

Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Systems Thinking for Better Nutrition in the Kyrgyz Republic

Photo of a group of women in medical coats pointing to charts on a wall.
Family doctor Yrysbu Salimbekova is introducing nurses to SPRING posters at FGP #4 in Jalalabad town.

Introduction

Today, the world faces a double burden of malnutrition, with almost three billion people suffering from either undernutrition or overweight and obesity (FAO 2013). No country is untouched.