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Klaus Kraemer, Michael B. Zimmermann, Jane Badham – Nutritional Anemia Guidebook
Publisher: Sight and Light Press | 2007 | ISBN: 3906412350 | PDF | 53 pages | 5.90 MB
Two hundred million children under the age of five, mostly living in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, fail to reach their full cognitive, motor and social-emotional potential because of micronutrient deficiencies and inadequate stimulation. These children will probably fail at school, fail to achieve their income potential, and remain trapped in the poverty cycle. A tragic reality. In May 2002, the General Assembly of the United Nations re-emphasized that control of nutritional anemia should be one of the global development goals to be achieved in the early years of this new millennium. Sadly, there has been little documented progress in the global fight against anemia and WHO data shows that 818 million children under the age of five and women are affected by this public health problem, mainly in developing countries. About one million of them die every year. This shows the magnitude of the problem and highlights the urgent need for action.
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