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In 1995, 167 million children under five years old—almost one-third of devel-oping-country
children—were malnourished. Malnutrition causes a great deal of human suffering, and it is …

Undernutrition contributes to the deaths of about 5.6 million children under five in the
developing world each year. It can lead to poor school performance and dropout, it threatens …

Undernutrition contributes to the deaths of about 5.6 million children under five in the
developing world each year. It can lead to poor school performance and dropout, it threatens …

The first 1,000 daysi offers a critical window of opportunity to address the nutritional needs of
children and enable them to grow into healthy productive adults. 1 After this time, the effects …

Although the percentage of children who are malnourishes has declined in many countries
of the developing world in recent years, the absolute number of malnourished children is …

Persistent malnutrition is contributing not only to widespread failure to meet the first MDG--to
halve poverty and hunger--but to meet other goals in maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS …

Action against malnutrition is needed more than ever. An additional US $10.3 billion a year
is required from national and international public resources to successfully attack …

Child malnutrition is a deeply serious issue that demands immediate attention and swift
action from governments, communities, and individuals across the globe [1]. Its ramifications …

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide a framework for measuring the
progress of nations. Several of these goals relate to child malnutrition, which remains an …