Nutrition Condition in Bangladesh and National Plan of Action for Nutrition

1. Welcome

2. Nutrition Condition in Bangladesh
&
National Plan of Action
for Nutrition (NPAN 1&2)
Hazrat Ali
Dept. of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology
Islamic University , Kushtia, Bangladesh
Session: 2016-2017
Roll No.: 1616022Date: March 02, 2019

3. Nutrition Condition in Bangladesh
Present Scenario :
Population under 5
15.2
Million
% Stunting
(low height-for-age)
36%
of Children under 5
% Wasting
(low weight-for-height)
14%
of Children under 5
Population
162.9
Million
BANGLADESH: NUTRITION PROFILE (USAID, May 18, 2018)
https://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/nutrition/countries/bangladesh-nutrition-profile

4. Nutrition Condition in Bangladesh Cont..
Source: NIPORT et al. (1997); NIPORT et al. (2001); NIPORT et al. (2015).
Trends in nutritional status of children under age 5, 1996-2014
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Stunting (moderate or severe) Wasting (moderate or severe) Underweight (moderate or severe)
Chart Title
1996-1997 1999-2000 2004 2007 2011 2014
55
45
51
43 41
36
18
10
15
17
16
14
56
48
43 41
36
33

5. Nutrition Condition in Bangladesh Cont..
Nutritional status of 6-15 years old :
3.5%
Obese
9.5%
Overweight
17.6%
Underweight
Source: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-86
© Bulbul and Hoque; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014

6. Nutrition Condition in Bangladesh Cont..
Trends in nutritional status of adolescent girls, 2011-2014
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Stunting Thinness Overweight or Obesity
Chart Title
2011 2012 2013 2014
32
30
29
26
12 11 12 11
7
5
43
Source:Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition. (GAIN, June 2018)
https://www.gainhealth.org/programs/adolescent-nutrition/

7. Nutrition Condition in Bangladesh Cont..
Trends in nutritional status of ever-married women, 2004-2014
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Mean BMI BMI <18.5 BMI ≥25
Chart Title
2004 2007 2011 2014
Source: BDHS, 2014
20.2 20.6 21.4 22.3
34
30
24
19
9
12
17
24

8. 1st National Plan of Action for Nutrition
Goal : The goal of NPAN is to improve the nutritioal status of the people of Bangladesh to the
extent that malnutrition would no longer be a public health problem by the year 2010, there by,
improving the quality of life.
Objective:
1. To develop human resources in nutrition.
2. To empower the communities and households to understand nutritional problems.
3. To ensure food security to all household members.
4. To ensure food safety and quality.
5. To control infectious diseases and provide the required environmental support.
6. To protect, promote and support breastfeeding.
7. To ensure support for the socio-economicaly deprived and nutritionally vulnerable.
8. To reduce micronutrient deficiencies.
9. To promote appropriate diets and healthy lifestyles.
10. To promote nutrition advocacy, education and community participation.
11. To assess, analyses and monitor the nutrition situations.
Source: BNNC, 1997

9. 2nd National Plan of Action for Nutrition
Goal: To improve the nutritional status of all citizens and reduce all forms of
malnutrition, with a focus on children, adolescent girls, pregnant women and
lactating mothers.
Objectives:
Source: MHFW, 2017

10. Thank you