At the start of the millennium, malnutrition was highly prevalent in #Senegal, with #stunting affecting as many as 30% of children under five years of age. In response, the Government of Senegal — with support from IDA, the World Bank’s fund for the poorest, and other partners — shifted its approach on nutrition to a community-based holistic strategy. Today, the stunting prevalence in Senegal has fallen to 19 percent, making it one of the lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa; http://wrld.bg/AT9t30bFuH8
A New Holistic Approach to Nutrition Drops Childhood Stunting in Senegal
. And like any parent, upon hearing the news that her daughter, 9-month-old Khady Faye, was underweight, Ndeye grew immediately worried. “I panicked when they told me the baby is malnourished,” Ndeye remembers. “This is not a disease we know.”