Child Malnutrition

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Children learn through play at the Little Red Dragon preschool, run by the Lebone Centre in Makhanda. Play helps children ‘read’ their world and tell their stories, a vital step in their literacy development. Photos: Debbie Smuts

CHILD MALNUTRITION

Preschoolers falling through the cracks

SA spends just 1.8% of its education budget on ECD: the damage shows

Cathy Gush

More than a quarter of South African children under the age of five are chronically malnourished. That’s bad for them, their families and the economy. (Envato)

Childhood stunting is also stunting South Africa’s economy

More than a quarter of children under the age of five in the country are chronically malnourished

David Harrison

The new government must ensure nutritious food is affordable and accessible to all children, pregnant women and mothers of young children. File photo

Fighting stunting in children is key to South Africa’s future prosperity

The new government must make zero stunting a funded national priority

Edzani Mphaphuli