Food Insecurity
World Health Organization
World Health Organization
World Health Organization
Every human being has the right to live in good health. According to the WHO the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health; is one of the fundamental rights of every human being: without distinction of race, religion, political belief and socio-economic condition. Health does not only imply a person’s state of being free from disease, but also the state of being well physically, mentally and spiritually, hence the ability to participate fully in the
community development processes. Among many other important things, contributing to good health is access to adequate food and good nutrition. UN-FAO stated that food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and. healthy life. It is widely recognized that food insecurity has a number of detrimental effects on the people’s health and wellbeing, the economy, environment and the society. Food insecurity contributes to infants’ mortality rates, vulnerability to infectious diseases, anemia and malnutrition. To school children and students, food insecurity has potential to affect the academics, mental health, wellness and behavior. Food insecurity leads people to adopt negative coping strategies such as theft, fraud, engaging in illegal businesses and deception, which results into conflicts in the society. Food insecurity also contributes to the increased intensity of human activities that cause environmental damage such as deforestation for the production of charcoal, excessive wood harvesting for making timber and wood poles, excessive extraction of fisheries resources and destruction of water sources.
https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/health-is-a-fundamental-human-right
Tanzanian Food Insecurity
World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The recent IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis 3 (October 2022 - February 2023) carried out in 28 sampled districts of Tanzania, revealed that 11% of the population are estimated to be experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity. Tanzania’s population accccording to the 2022 NPH census is 61,741,120, therefore extrapolating 11% to the national population figure, it is
estimated that 6.8 million people in Tanzania experiencing high level of acute food insecurity. This is a significant population (more than population of Norway, or Denmark or Finland) therefore; food insecurity is a matter of concern. IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis noted that food insecurity is driven primarily by a prolonged dry spell and erratic rainfall that has contributed to failure in crop and livestock.