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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>A demographic health survey conducted by the Ministry of Health has revealed that 30 percent of children under the age of five years are malnourished.<\/p>\n

The Director of Nutrition at the Ministry of Health, Annette Davis said over 37,000 children under five are stunting and are experiencing micronutrient deficiencies because of food insufficiencies.<\/p>\n

Madam Davis spoke recently at a two-day training for stakeholders on nutrition mapping data collection enumerators organized by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Monrovia.<\/p>\n

Madam Annette Davis said she knows that the causes of malnutrition are multiple because most of the food that is eaten here is imported.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo add insult to injury, teenage pregnancy is on the increase as babies giving birth to babies without adequate preparation to take care of children,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n

However, she stated that over 32 percent of the teenagers are getting pregnant, coupled with poor care and feeding practices for some of the children.<\/p>\n

She said the window for avoiding malnutrition is the first 1,000 days which is from birth to two years.<\/p>\n

According to her, in Liberia, child feeding practice is very poor.<\/p>\n

In remarks, the National Coordinator of the Stepping Up Nutrition Campaign in Liberia, Augustine Musah, assured the FAO of the government\u2019s commitment to combating malnutrition in Liberia.<\/p>\n

The training was facilitated by the International Nutrition Data Analyst from the UNFOA head offices in Rome, Italy. It brought together data collectors from the 15 sub-political divisions in Liberia.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Liberia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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