Targeted nutrition project at Muktagacha in Bangladesh: lessons learned

Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R; Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin; Mahmud, Zeba; Chowdhury, Sadia A.

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Date

1999

Publisher

BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)

Citation

Chowdhury, A. M. R., Hyder, S. Z., Mahmud, Z., & Chowdhury, S. A. (1999). Targeted nutrition project at Muktagacha in Bangladesh: lessons learned. Research Reports (1999): Health Studies, Vol - XXVIII, 186–211.

Abstract

Millions of people suffer and many of them die from malnutrition in developing countries. BRAC, a non-governmental organisation in Bangladesh, has made significant progress towards planning and implementing nutrition programmes. Targeted nutrition interventions incorporated into programmes aimed at poverty alleviation significantly contribute to nutritional improvement.

Keywords

Nutrition project; Muktagacha; BRAC; Poverty alleviation

LC Subject Headings

Nutrition; Non-governmental organizations -- Bangladesh.; Health, Nutrition, and Population Program (BRAC)

Collections

Research Reports (1999): Health Studies, Vol - XXVIII [11]