The group reported their findings in the journal Lancet Global Health. Subu Subramanian says money should be spent on clear water and waste-treatment system, childhood immunization campaigns and other programs.
Without these directing investments, what we are seeing is [that] economic growth by itself is not making much impact, said Subramanian.
But that is not how Lawrence Haddad sees the issue. He is head of the Institute of Development Studies in Britain. Lawrence Haddad says malnutrition has dropped sharply over the past 20 years in countries like Vietnam, Ghana or Brazil. He says economic growth was responsible for half of those declines.
The other half is attributable to strategic investments in water, sanitation, health systems, nutrition programs, said Haddad.
He says it takes both GDP growth and the right investments to improve child nutrition.
And that is the Economics Report for Learning English. Find more of our programs, lessons and videos at 51voa.com. Im Mario Ritter.
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