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View all search resultsWomen are the main target of the government’s premarital programs for future brides and grooms as the women are expected to be the homemakers that give birth and nurture the country’s future generation that is free from stunting, a senior minister said on Monday.
The consequences of stunting are immediate and lifelong. In addition to experiencing reduced cognitive function and delayed motor development, stunted children develop additional health problems in adulthood and stunted women have smaller babies, oftentimes perpetuating the vicious cycle of poverty.
UNICEF has warned that job losses, an overloaded healthcare system and limited access to food supplies amid the current health crisis could exacerbate the already poor living conditions of children deemed most susceptible to stunting and wasting.
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