The practice of force-feeding babies and toddlers is common in many African countries. Health experts warn that while this gives adults full control it can harm a child's development.
2021-02-26 17:05:49 GMT2021-02-27 01:05:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NAIROBI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) Robust investment in food security and nutrition programs tailor-made for vulnerable demographics including children, women and the elderly is key to hastening Africa s recovery from COVID-19 related shocks, experts said.
The experts and policymakers who spoke at a virtual roundtable in Nairobi on Thursday evening said that robust action on Africa s malnutrition crisis worsened by the pandemic was a prerequisite in order to secure a sustainable future for communities. We need adequate financing and political goodwill in order to tackle malnutrition and childhood stunting that worsened during the pandemic amid restricted supply of food due to lockdowns, said Gladys Mugambi, Head of Nutrition Program in Kenya s Ministry of Health.