Though the impact of factors like poverty, maternal literacy, and housing conditions on children’s health is well documented, these factors are not amenable to isolated public-heath interventions. But another, less widely discussed social determinant – maternal nutrition – could be.
ISLAMABAD – Last month, Oxford University’s Green Templeton College held its annual Emerging Markets Symposium at Egrove Park. The theme this year was “Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition.” The final slide of the opening presentation, delivered by GTC fellow Stephen Kennedy, was a cartoon depicting two young contestants set to begin a race: one was strong and healthy, while the other was emaciated, shackled, carrying the baggage of disease, and confronting the massive barrier of malnutrition. The message was clear: not everyone begins life with the same chance of success.
ISLAMABAD – Last month, Oxford University’s Green Templeton College held its annual Emerging Markets Symposium at Egrove Park. The theme this year was “Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition.” The final slide of the opening presentation, delivered by GTC fellow Stephen Kennedy, was a cartoon depicting two young contestants set to begin a race: one was strong and healthy, while the other was emaciated, shackled, carrying the baggage of disease, and confronting the massive barrier of malnutrition. The message was clear: not everyone begins life with the same chance of success.