Ethiopia Launches UN-Backed Initiative to Combat Child Wasting Crisis Affecting Above 11 Percent Children Under Five

Ethiopia Launches UN-Backed Initiative to Combat Child Wasting Crisis Affecting Above 11 Percent Children Under Five

Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has launched a five-year multisectoral drive to combat child wasting, one of the country's most urgent yet under-addressed public health threats, amid mounting evidence of worsening malnutrition, which now "affects more than 11% of Ethiopian children under five", up from the 7.68% prevalence recorded in the 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey.