Abstract:
Breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition is vital as the
issues and concerns in one age group may spring from the nutritional issues and
concerns in the earlier age groups. Therefore, nutritional interventions focusing
only on one or few age groups may not be sufficient for sustainable improvements
in health and nutrition outcomes. Cognizant of these generational implications,
the National Food and Nutrition Policy and Strategy documents have incorporated
important initiatives to improve the nutritional status of adolescent, pregnant
and lactating women, infant and young children. For effective implementation
of the policy and strategy, it is critical to develop an implementation guideline
that provides direction for nutrition and health service providers to translate the
initiatives into actions. This guideline will provide the framework for standardization
of the prioritized nutrition interventions and address nutrition along the life cycle
using evidence-based, integrated, and multi-sectoral approaches
