A Map of Malnutrition Among Central American & Dominican School Children
Thursday, February 19th, 2009The Nutrition Institute of Central America and Panama (INCAP) has just released an updated version of their map of malnutrition among primary school children indicated at the level of the 1,430 municipalities in INCAP’s eight member countries (Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama). The new update (click on the image […]
Combating Maternal/Infant Mortality/Malnutrition in Peru / Combatir mortalidad/desnutrición materno/infantil en Perú
Thursday, December 11th, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Peru tackles maternal and infant mortality and malnutrition with IDB loan Children under three in remote rural areas a priority Peru will redouble efforts to reduce maternal and infant mortality and malnutrition in the poorest segments of society with a $15 million loan approved December 11 by the Inter-American […]
A Loan to Improve Health Care in Panama / Un préstamo para Mejorar la Salud Básica en Panamá
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008From the World Bank: The World Bank Board of Directors today approved two loans totaling US$75 million for Panama to increase access to and quality of basic health services and education among the poor in rural and indigenous areas. “The central objective of the government’s program is to tackle poverty and inequality by improving access […]
The Cost of Child Malnutrition / El Costo de Desnutrición Infantil
Monday, June 11th, 2007At the recent General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) held in Panama, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) and Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL) presented a joint study they did — the first of its kind in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) — that attempts to calculate […]