ABSTRACT
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 176 Background ............................................................................................................ 177 Brief Description of the Methodology ................................................................... 178 Social and Economic Impact of Child Undernutrition in Four Countries ............. 178 Social and Economic Impact of Child Undernutrition on Health .......................... 179 Social and Economic Impact of Child Undernutrition in Education ..................... 180
Impact of Undernutrition on Repetition ............................................................ 180 Impact of Undernutrition on Retention ............................................................. 181
Social and Economic Impact of Child Undernutrition in Productivity .................. 182
The Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) Study is a project led by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the New Partnership of Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Planning and Coordinating Agency, and supported by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP). COHA is a multicountry study aimed at estimating the economic and social impacts of child undernutrition in Africa (Table 9.1).
