Malnutrition among children on the rise in Zimbabwe
Malnutrition is accelerating among Zimbabwe's children, their access to healthcare is declining, and one in 10 in the capital, Harare, is suffering from kwashiorkor, a condition caused by an acute lack of protein, according to new reports released by the government.
The 2005/06 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS), compiled with the assistance of the Central Statistical Office (CSO), found that 29 percent of children under five were stunted, a condition in which a child is shorter than the average for his or her age because of the cumulative effects of chronic malnourishment. The previous ZDHS survey, in 1999, found that 27 percent of children under five years old were stunted.
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