Then, the effectiveness of the implementation will be evaluated in terms of reduction in the prevalence and intensity of infection as well as improvement in the nutritional status, school attendance, and cognitive ability of the treated children.
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Policy makers are concerned that the long-term effects of worm infestation impair childhood nutritional status, school performance, and long-term cognitive development (Bethony 2006).
The primary outcomes for this analysis were household socio-economic status, household food security, adequacy of diet, nutritional status, school enrollment, and future outlook.
Children and adolescents in households receiving the CT-OVC appear to have better nutritional status, school attendance, and optimism about the future, compared to those in households not receiving the CT, in spite of some evidence of continued material deprivation.
A Kuwaiti donation of $3 million to UNICEF's programmes for Syrian refugees in Turkey is helping create child friendly spaces in refugee camps as well as purchase winter clothes, nutritional food, school furniture and water purification tablets.
A Kuwaiti donation of $3 million to UNICEF programmes for Syrian refugees in Turkey is helping create child-friendly spaces in refugee camps as well as purchase winter clothes, nutritional food, school furniture and water purification tablets.
The survey carried out by the National Statistical Office (NSO) with support from UNICEF confirmed that Thailand's rapid economic development and social development policies have resulted in significant social benefits for its people, including improvements in children's nutritional status, school attendance, access to safe water and sanitation, and coverage of essential health services.
The WHO says they have implemented the policies it advises, including promoting the eating of fruit and vegetables in schools, improving the nutritional quality of school lunches, controlling advertising and imposing taxes on some foods, alongside initiatives to encourage more physical activity in children.
