Africa Must Address ‘Double Burden’ Of Malnutrition To Reach 2030 Health Goals, Experts At U.N. Meeting Say

U.N. News: Health experts at U.N. meeting press for action to address ‘double burden’ of malnutrition in Africa
“Africa’s attempts to achieve health for all by 2030 could be threatened unless the continent address the twin challenges of undernutrition and obesity, experts attending a United Nations meeting in Nairobi this week have warned. … The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa calls these two issues ‘the double burden of malnutrition’…” (4/20).

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