Greater investment in water, sanitation and hygiene is key to the fight against undernutrition, 2015. Action Contre La Faim.
Authors: Carlotta Denis, Jean Lapegue, Karl Lellouche, Rachel Lozano and Elise Rodriguez.
Despite the number of children who die every year as a consequence of undernutrition, and the research demonstrating the major impact that Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions have on undernutrition, the WASH sector is still sometimes overlooked when it comes to setting international priorities, and is thus accorded varying degrees of importance within national strategic objectives.
In order to overcome this situation:
1. the WASH sector must be funded at levels that reflect its impact on undernutrition;
2. strategies and programmes for fighting undernutrition must incorporate a long-term multisector
component and include WASH targets and indicators.
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