In support of the 2019 National Nutrition Month, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) conducted a public seminar on July 25, 2019 at the PIDS Conference Room, 18th Floor, Three Cyberpod Centris North Tower, EDSA corner Quezon Avenue, Quezon City.
Three related PIDS research papers about poverty and child stunting were presented, namely, "Vulnerability to Poverty in the Philippines: An Examination of Trends from 2003 to 2015" and "Poverty is Multidimensional: But Do We Really Need a Multidimensional Poverty Index?" by PIDS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Jose Ramon Albert and "Child Stunting Prevention: The Challenge of Mobilizing Local Governments for National Impact" by PIDS Consultant Dr. Alejandro Herrin.
The first paper of Dr. Albert estimated the vulnerability level of households to poverty and provided forward-looking interventions to build their resilience to prevent or reduce the likelihood of experiencing poverty in the future while his second paper discussed various issues regarding the production of a multidimensional poverty index, from the choice of the underlying indicators for the index, the weights assigned to the indicators, as well as the aggregation process.
Dr. Herrin's paper, on the other hand, discussed the important role of local government units in the delivery of maternal, neonatal, and child healthcare services in communities. The study also suggested ways on how to improve governance, health systems, and nutrition programs at the local level.
Three related PIDS research papers about poverty and child stunting were presented, namely, "Vulnerability to Poverty in the Philippines: An Examination of Trends from 2003 to 2015" and "Poverty is Multidimensional: But Do We Really Need a Multidimensional Poverty Index?" by PIDS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Jose Ramon Albert and "Child Stunting Prevention: The Challenge of Mobilizing Local Governments for National Impact" by PIDS Consultant Dr. Alejandro Herrin.
The first paper of Dr. Albert estimated the vulnerability level of households to poverty and provided forward-looking interventions to build their resilience to prevent or reduce the likelihood of experiencing poverty in the future while his second paper discussed various issues regarding the production of a multidimensional poverty index, from the choice of the underlying indicators for the index, the weights assigned to the indicators, as well as the aggregation process.
Dr. Herrin's paper, on the other hand, discussed the important role of local government units in the delivery of maternal, neonatal, and child healthcare services in communities. The study also suggested ways on how to improve governance, health systems, and nutrition programs at the local level.
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