Available statistics indicates that over two billion people in the world suffer from various forms of malnutrition.
The term malnutrition addresses 3 broad groups of conditions: undernutrition, which includes wasting (low weight-for-height), stunting (low height-for-age) and underweight (low weight-for-age).
11.7 percent of children below the age of five in the state were still suffering from acute malnutrition while 47 percent were suffering from stunted growth.
Huge resources are being sunk by the state and development partners without much impact, largely because of uncoordinated intervention.
WHO warned that one million children under five die every year in Nigeria, 35% of them due to causes attributed to malnutrition. The source held that in the north alone, half of all children under five are stunted, and one in five suffers from acute malnutrition.
Malnutrition among the children under five years has worsened generally. Underweight prevalence has increased from 24.2 per cent to 31.5 per cent, stunting prevalence increased from 34.8 per cent to 43.6 per cent while wasting prevalence increased marginally from 10.2 per cent to10.8 per cent.
In low and middle income countries, the age 3-24 months is a time when growth falters for too many children. An inadequate diet during this period increases the risk of stunting, micro- nutrient deficiencies, illnesses and death.
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