Twin presence of obesity and undernutrition reflects shifts in food systems
According to World Health Organization (WHO) recent analysis- “a new approach is needed to help reduce undernutrition and obesity at the same time, as the issues become increasingly connected due to rapid changes in countries’ food systems. This is especially important in low- and middle-income countries, according to a new four-paper report published in The Lancet. More than a third of such countries had overlapping forms of malnutrition (45 of 123 countries in the 1990s, and 48 of 126 countries in the 2010s), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia, and east Asia and the Pacific”.
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Ms. Kusum Wagle is a seasoned public health expert with more than a decade of experience in the public health sector. She has pursued Masters in Public Health (MPH) as a WHO-TDR Scholar from BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health, Bangladesh.
Ms. Wagle have gained profound experiences in public health sector under different thematic areas of health, nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, maternal and newborn health, research etc., targeting diverse audience of different age groups. She has performed diverse roles ranging from Lecturer in the public health department of colleges, Nutrition Program Manager, Research Manager and Consultants in different programs, projects and academic institutions of Nepal. Ms. Wagle also holds an immense experience in working closely and persistently with the government agencies, non-government organizations, UN agencies, CSOs and other stakeholders at the national and sub-national level. She has successfully led and coordinated different projects involving multi-sector participation and engagement and is also regularly involved in the development of different national level health and nutrition guidelines, manuals and frameworks.
