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Malnutrition in Zimbabwe

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Acute malnutrition(wasting) in children, rates have risen from 4.1 percent in 2023 to 4.9 percent in 2024 [1]

Zimbabwe, a country in southern Africa, is suffering widespread malnutrition[2] and diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

"One in four human beings is malnourished" in Africa, but Zimbabwe is near the deep end with almost 12,000 children alone suffering from severe malnutrition (Turner 8). Zimbabweans suffer from lack of food, sustenance, and the politicization of food, but these can be fixed by the fortification of basic foods, the resolution of the political problems in Zimbabwe, and continuing aid from non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Causes of malnutrition include unending poverty.

References

  1. ↑ Lukwa, Akim Tafadzwa; Chiwire, Plaxcedes; Akinsolu, Folahanmi Tomiwa; Okova, Denis; Hongoro, Charles (2024). "Double burden of malnutrition among women and children in Zimbabwe: a pooled logistic regression and Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition analysis". Frontiers in Public Health. 12: 1451898. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1451898. ISSN 2296-2565. Archived from the original on 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-05-27.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ↑ https://www.unicef.org/zimbabwe/media_18004.html Archived 2018-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Unicef.org

Further reading

  • Chinake, Hazel. "Journal of Social Development in Africa (39-51)." digital.lib.msu.edu. N.p., 1997. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.
  • "Country Cooperation Strategy." who.int. WHO, May 2009. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.
  • "Country Fact Sheet - 2006." who.int. WHO, 2006. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.
  • "Malnutrition Figures Up- Survey." allAfrica. N.p., 10 June 2010. Web. 13 Mar. 2011.
  • Mutseyekwa, Tapuwa, and Tsitsi Singizi. "Treating malnutrition as Zimbabwe grapples with raging inflation." unicef.org. UNICEF, 28 Oct. 2008. Web. 15 Mar. 2011.
  • Sollom, Richard, and Chris Beyrer. "Health in Ruins: A Man-Made Disaster in Zimbabwe." physiciansforhumanrights.org. PHR, Jan. 2009. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. Physiciansforhumanrights.org Archived 2011-04-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  • Tsvangiari, Morgan. "Malnutrition bites in desperate Zimbabwe." articles.cnn.com. CNN, 11 Dec. 2008. Web. 13 Mar. 2011.
  • Turner, Paul. "Our Human Responsibility." Practical Solutions Magazine (8-9). N.p., Jan. 2009. Web. 18 Mar. 2011.
  • "Zimbabwe child malnutrition rises." news.bbc.co.uk. BBC, 27 Dec. 2008. Web. 15 Mar. 2011.
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