Africa: Child Malnutrition Is One of Africa’s Biggest Health Challenges – Food Aid Is Only Part of the Solution

Africa: Child Malnutrition Is One of Africa’s Biggest Health Challenges – Food Aid Is Only Part of the Solution

Malnutrition among children under five remains one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most persistent public health challenges. Countries and development partners have introduced numerous nutrition programmes. Yet millions of young children continue to suffer from poor nutrition. Drawing on our expertise in public health, nutrition and health systems research, we conducted a review of recent evidence about…

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Africa: Child Malnutrition Is One of Africa’s Biggest Health Challenges – Food Aid Is Only Part of the Solution

Africa: When Life-Saving Treatment Disappears – the Coming Crisis in Child Malnutrition

New York — On July 1st, USAID officially shuts down and transfers operations to the U.S. State Department. Amid growing uncertainty about the future of U.S. foreign assistance structures and funding, supply chains that deliver life-saving treatment to malnourished children worldwide have broken down, triggering a global nutrition crisis. We are witnessing the dismantling of…

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