Our nutrition from our own garden

Abstract

Sri Lanka has performed well in most areas of maternal and child health (MCH), which is evident from many excellent MCH related indices including low rates of maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, child mortality, vaccine preventable diseases and high level of skilled birth attendance, standing well ahead of countries with equal Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, a similar level of success has not been achieved in the area of nutrition, with high prevalence of malnutrition including micronutrient deficiencies among children and pregnant mothers that is stagnant over the last decade or so.