WFP Kenya Country Brief, April 2023 - Kenya reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Malnutrition, in all its forms, remains a significant challenge in Kenya, with devastating consequences for public health, economic development, and social well-being.
“Eradicating all forms of malnutrition requires interdisciplinary actions and a multisectoral and multi-stakeholder approach. In Kenya, this collaborative approach has contributed to progress in key nutrition indicators as reported in the recently released Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2022” said Dr. Josephine Mburu, Ministry of Health-State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards, Kenya. To further advance this approach, Kenya hosted the fourth edition of its National Nutrition Symposium under the theme "Eradicating malnutrition in all its forms: step up political, multisector, and interdisciplinary actions towards nutrition resilience”. The symposium, which was organized in Nairobi on 14 and 15 April 2023, provided an opportunity to disseminate existing evidence on methods and best practices to address malnutrition with legislators and decision makers. Moreover, the event served as a platform to raise awareness around the Scaling Up Nutrition
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