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According
to unicef.org, proper nutrition
is a powerful good: people who are
well-fed are generally healthy. Healthy
women can lead more fulfilling lives;
healthy children learn more in school
and out. Good nutrition benefits families,
their communities and the world as
a whole.
Malnutrition is,
by the same logic, devastating. It
plays a part in more than half of
all child deaths worldwide. It perpetuates
poverty. Malnutrition blunts the intellect
and saps the productivity of everyone
it touches.
The quality of both food and feeding
play important roles in health outcomes.
A family’s nutritional security
depends not only on wholesome food,
but also on food storage, preparation
and feeding, micronutrients, basic
health services, safe water and sanitation,
and good hygiene.
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| Malaria
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According
to unicef.org, malaria kills a child
somewhere in the world every 30 seconds.
It infects 350-500 million people each
year, killing 1 million, mostly children
in Africa. Ninety per cent of malaria
deaths occur in Africa, where malaria
accounts for about one in five of all
childhood deaths. The disease also contributes
greatly to anaemia among children —
a major cause of poor growth and development.
Unfortunately, many children, especially
in Africa, continue to die from malaria
as they do not sleep under insecticide-treated
nets and are unable to access life-saving
treatment within 24 hours of onset of
symptoms. significant progress in several
countries. According
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