Stunting in South Afica (IMAGE)

University of the Witwatersrand

Stunting in South Afica

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Infographic of study published in BMC Public Health, researchers say that in South Africa the prevalence of stunting has been between 20-30% for the past 20 years despite the move in 1996 to implement the Integrated Nutrition Programme to combat the prevalence of early life malnutrition.

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Wits University

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