178. With a view to improving the nutritional status of the population, a draft has been prepared on the establishment of a National Monitoring System of Nutrition and the Nutritional Status of the Population in Bulgaria.

(c) Crisis situations resulting in deterioration of the health and nutritional status of the population

175. There are no significant differences in the nourishment between men and women in Bulgaria.

Nutritional Status Survey (1988 1989)

E. Status of the penitentiary system

In particular, concerted efforts are needed to combat malnutrition and ensure the implementation of a National Nutritional Policy for children.

In particular, concerted efforts are needed to combat malnutrition and ensure the implementation of a national nutritional policy for children.

(b) Tunisia apos s food and nutrition situation

Protein energy malnutrition (PEM)

263. In contrast to improving health status, the nutritional situation does not reflect significant positive change.

Deficient nutritional status of children expressed as stunting and wasting.

The nutritional status of the population has deteriorated.

Aims to improve the nutritional status of the target population

The objective of this Act is to establish the measures needed to protect, promote and support breastfeeding, which significantly improves infants' nutritional status.

181. Lack of knowledge about irrational nutrition and non observance of its principles are among the basic reasons for the present state of affairs in Bulgaria.

The current housing stock is deteriorating fast as a result of ageing, general neglect and poverty.

Nutrition in Primary Health Care (PHC) The objective is to improve in qualitative terms the nutritional status of women, girls and infants by providing and expanding more PHC nutritional services.

Relevant disaggregated data on the children involved in intercountry adoption, including by age, gender, status of the child, situation of the child s family of origin and of adoption, as well as country of origin and of adoption

Table 11. Nutritional status of children by sector

Health status of women

In addition, the nutritional status of the population had deteriorated, with particularly devastating results among children.

There will be monitoring of maternal nutrition and weight gain in pregnancy.

Poor nutrition and a more limited access to health care and health education jeopardize the overall health of girls. This leads to stunted growth and nutritional deficiencies such as anemia.

For the evaluation of nutrition, the recommended values of the body mass index (BMI) were used.

Table 10. Nutritional status of children, Demographic and Health Survey 1993

39. With regard to the nutritional situation of children under the age of five, the Ministry of Health, the United Nations Children s Fund and the World Food Programme conducted in March 1998 a nutritional status survey the preliminary results of which indicate that the situation remains unchanged since the previous survey in March 1997.

The maternal mortality rate is a complex issue, encompassing the physical well being, reproductive health and nutritional status of mothers during pregnancy.

A key objective of efforts to accelerate and maintain improvements in the nutritional and health status of mothers and children is to ensure that households function as viable social and economic units capable of providing the food, health and care needed.

An estimated 57 per cent of the Afghan population suffers from malnutrition and long term chronic malnutrition is a likely prospect.

216. Other nutrition related interventions implemented through the primary health care network include growth monitoring and promotion, nutrition surveillance, nutrition education, micro nutrient supplementation, treatment and rehabilitation of the severely malnourished and the control of infections.

The health state of a woman is an important indicator of the health status of the population and the effectiveness of health care protection.

The Committee shares the concern expressed by the representative of the State party at the widespread severe malnutrition and at the inadequacies of data and statistics monitoring nutrition.

UNMIL continued to assist the Bureau of Corrections of the Ministry of Justice to improve conditions at correctional institutions.

Poor maternal nutritional status and health also result in low weight of children at birth.

211. There are no exact data on the nutritional status of these groups.

The United States would like to keep it that way.

Children with one or both parents and who are adopted by an insured person have the right to health insurance if their parents, owing to their health condition or other reasons cannot take care of the children and support them.

The deterioration in the economic situation, poverty, a worsening health and nutritional status of women and children, difficult access to health services and educational facilities will render the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 extremely difficult.

Marital status does not affect job security.

Palestinian living conditions have declined dramatically and the health and nutritional status of the Palestinian population, particularly women and children, has worsened.

12.3 Rural women and social security

The results since 1999 have been encouraging. They reflect the efforts that have been made, and which must now be reinforced and continued

Two laws were adopted in that connection Act No. 96 05 of 6 February 1996 establishing administrative districts and local communities and Act.

Poor health and nutrition in the early years of life perpetuate the cycle of poverty and intergenerational under achievement for poor families and societies.

Children s vulnerability to diseases is aggravated by their poor nutritional status.