In Africa, and especially here in Kenya, malnutrition is both a silent emergency and a daily heartbreak.
In countries like Kenya and South Africa, this contradiction is especially stark. We can develop mRNA vaccines in record time, but we can’t guarantee a child a balanced meal.
In a world armed with unprecedented scientific knowledge, lifesaving medicines, and sophisticated health technologies, millions of African children continue to suffer from malnutrition and obesity.
Busia County has launched two policy frameworks, to tackle persistent nutrition challenges and strengthen food systems.
A new initiative seeking to deliver maternal and child health services in drought-hit parts of Kenya and Somalia has been launched as rising malnutrition threatens thousands of children.
These foods were not luxuries; they were life—cheap, nutritious, and abundant. We never thought of them as “heritage cuisine”. They were simply food.
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