Malnutrition prevents nearly a fifth of children in Ghana from growing properly. The problem is particularly acute in Bentum,Apprah and Nyanyano, rural communities with scant medical facilities, and where pregnant women rarely get the factual food and mothers have nowhere to turnAll photographs by UBELONG There is no war or famine in Ghana,and the economy is growing, yet malnutrition remains a silent killer that accounts for one-third of all child deaths in the country.
Although mortality rates are slowly starting to reach down across the west African country, and Ghana is struggling with high levels of stunting,a condition caused by chronic lack of nutrition in pregnancy and early childhood that permanently affects a baby’s mental and physical development.
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Source: guardian.co.uk