text: where, emphasis has been placed on growth monitoring as a focus for integrated MCH services (Brazil, To- go), and increasing attention has been given to the concept of extending the growth chart to a comprehensive child health record (India, Oman). Food and nutrition surveillance: The special focus of UNICEF activities in food and nutrition surveillance has been to encourage governments to report on a few common indicators in a standardized and timely fashion so that decision makers can be aware of emerging problems and take appropri- ate actions to resolve them. Working with FAO and WHO under the umbrella of the Inter-agency Food and Nutri- tion Surveillance Programme (IFNS) last year, UNICEF substantially expand- ed its activities in this area at country, regional and international levels. Country projects became opera- tional in China, Madagascar, Tan- zania, Venezuela, Viet Nam and Zam- bia; and projects in Bolivia, Ecuador and the Philippines are in the final preparatory stages. Projects are also being developed in Botswana, Burki- na Faso, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda and Togo. In China, the Academy of Preven- tive Medicine is collaborating with the State Statistical Bureau to develop national food and nutritional surveill-MfUtenrf a rital twl iu the tfi'tfrtWH af early malnutritionance in order to help shape national food policy responses. In Madagascar, the National Food and Nutrition Sur- veillance Programme (PNSAN) was created in 1989 to identify food- \ailnerable areas and groups by mak- ing use of available information to help develop national policies, struc- ture programmes of action and target scarce resources. In Uruguay, UNICKF has co- operated with the Institute Nacional de Alimentacion (INDA) to complete the first national census of children's height in the first year of primary school. In Thailand, die UNICEF- assisted project. Strengthening Food and Nutrition Surveillance for Nutri- tion-oriented Development Deci-
analysis: The text discusses the activities of UNICEF in promoting child health and nutrition, focusing on growth monitoring, food and nutrition surveillance, and comprehensive child health records. The text highlights the importance of timely reporting on common indicators to inform decision-making and resolve emerging problems. The projects mentioned are located in various countries, indicating an international scope. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or industry, and it is primarily focused on health and nutrition.