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Shadi Nyokong

Shadi Nyokong is the Child Survival, Development and Thriving (CSDT) programme manager at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund

Child mortality rates remain unacceptably high. Poverty and inequality continue to shape life chances before a child is even born. (Photo: Supplied)

2026 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS

25 MAR 2026

Malnutrition could undo all the work of saving young lives

Reducing child mortality is possible. What remains is the courage to scale what works and to sustain it. If we are serious about ending child stunting by 2030, then we must act…

Shadi Nyokong

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