CHILD malnutrition in the Philippines is now a national emergency recognized by the Department of Health, some legislators (but not enough), United Nations agencies, and religious and civic groups, as well as local government officials who see it on the ground. They are all trying to reverse it, but so far the numbers are too daunting for the resources available.
Child malnutrition causes stunting. It is the result of poverty and constant unaddressed hunger, which is only too prevalent here. If, somehow, there are survivors, they are unhealthy and unfit adults.
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