Malnourished Africa - Is Nutrition-Based Agenda 2063 Palatable? TheExchangeEA: Africa
Did you know, Africa has a 50 year plan of what the continent will become half a century from now? It's called Agenda 2063. The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union
It is a worthy ambition especially considering the fact that most of its population are youth or what the AU refers to as"... a potential demographic dividend that, if adequately leveraged with the right investments, could contribute to accelerating sustainable and equitable development." According to the AU, malnutrition is not only one of the worst killers of children under five years of age but prevents children and adolescents from reaching their full potential, and traps entire populations in vulnerability.
With this recognition, malnutrition is the lead cause to decreased social and economic development of nations, makes the question of improving nutrition on the continent, a very important political and economic development issue, admits the AU. It must be noted that the global health crisis of Covid-19 has worsened the malnutrition crisis in Africa. Covid-19 restrictions and its grave effect on economic activities has made the fight against malnutrition close to impossible.
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