Publications by authors named "Ngy Champa"
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
February 2015
Article Synopsis
- Cambodia ranks among the top 28 countries for childhood malnutrition, prompting an assessment to highlight the economic consequences of malnutrition in order to drive effective interventions.
- The use of a "consequence model" allowed researchers to correlate malnutrition with economic losses, estimating that Cambodia loses over $400 million annually—about 2.5% of its GDP—from various malnutrition indicators.
- The findings indicate that investing in nutrition programs could yield significant returns, as almost half of the economic losses are influenced by factors occurring before a child's birth, suggesting a need for early and targeted interventions.
