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TRACKING PROGRESS ON CHILD &
MATERNAL NUTRITION - UNICEF REPORT
11 November 2009 – Approximately 200 million children under the age
of 5 in the developing world suffer from stunted growth as a result of
chronic maternal and childhood undernutrition, according to a UNICEF report
released today titled ‘Tracking Progress on Child and Maternal Nutrition’.Undernutrition
contributes to more than 1/3 of all deaths in children under 5.
Undernutrition is often invisible until it is severe, and children who appear
healthy may be at grave risk of serious and even permanent damage to their
health and development.“Undernutrition steals a child’s strength and makes illnesses
that the body might otherwise fight off far more dangerous,” said Ann M.
Veneman UNICEF Executive Director. “More than 1/3 of children who die from
pneumonia, diarrhoea and other illnesses could have survived had they not been
undernourished.” The 1,000 days from conception until a child’s 2nd birthday
are the most critical for a child’s development. Nutritional deficiencies
during this critical period can reduce the ability to fight and survive
disease, and can impair their social and mental capacities..........
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