Child Malnutrition Robs Africa Of Up To 16% Of Continent’s Potential Growth

Thomson Reuters Foundation: Child malnutrition costs Africa its future growth
“Poorly fed children rob Africa of up to 16 percent of its potential growth, making investment in programs to end malnutrition as critical to the continent’s future as building bridges and roads, African leaders and development officials said on Monday…” (Dawson, 8/5).

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