Govt targets to reduce stunting by 19%
In Uganda, stunting currently stands at 26%, while undernutrition is responsible for 40% of deaths in children under five.
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(L-R) Alice Yayeri Nakku, country Lead–Rights2Grow programme, Agnes Kirabo, Executive Director of the Food Rights Alliance and Peter Aceru from Action Against Hunger interact after a closing meeting on National Colloquium on Stunting among Children under Five Years. (Credit: Violet Nabatanzi)
By NewVision Reporter
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KAMPALA - The Government has set a target to reduce stunting in the country from 26 per cent to 19 per cent by next year.
Edward Walugembe,