The government’s efforts to eradicate malnutrition, has seen it triple the funding it injects into the process, rising from U.S.$18 million to U.S.$56 million between 2015 and 2018. According to the latest demographic and health survey released by the country’s statistics institute, the percentage of stunted children under the age of five dropped from 38% to 33% in the last five years. The government has also raised concerns about stunting in newborn babies.
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Rwanda:
Rwanda Spends Rwf50 Billion in Fight Against Childhood Stunting
New Times, 9 December 2020
The Government’s commitment to eradicate malnutrition has seen it triple the funding that it injects into the process, rising from Rwf18 to Rwf56bn between 2015 and 2018, members… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Govt Raises Concerns About Stunted Newborns
New Times, 8 December 2020
There is a need to change focus and fix it on women that are preparing to join motherhood to reduce the number of babies stunted born when they are already, the Coordinator of the… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Change in Attitude Required to Beat Stunting – MPs
New Times, 7 December 2020
Although extreme poverty is a major contributor to the number of children that continue to suffer from stunting, there is need to disseminate more information to the masses whose… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Stunting in Rwanda Drops to 33%
New Times, 4 December 2020
The percentage of stunted children under the age of 5 dropped from 38 per cent to 33 per cent in the last five years, latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics of… Read more »
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Rwanda:
New Model to Help Street, Stunted Children in Kigali
New Times, 18 November 2020
The City of Kigali has come up with a new model dubbed ‘Malnutrition Basket Battle’ aimed to help street children in the city and malnourished children. Read more »
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