Reducing child mortality is possible. What remains is the courage to scale what works and to sustain it. If we are serious about ending child stunting by 2030, then we must act accordingly
Hunger, exclusion from education and Africa’s debt is more than policy failure, inequality and poor planning, it is the theft of dignity, potential and oppression
South Africa is in crisis and the intra-elite battles about how to move forward do not offer any viable path towards a just way resolution
But these ECD centres, which often provide children with their only meal for the day, need additional financial and other support to ensure the food is nutritious
Interventions such as immediate food relief and raising awareness are needed to address undernutrition and obesity
In the Mudzi district, cases of malnutrition have increased by 20 percent over the past three months