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12th December, 2011
DEALING WITH MALNUTRITION
Malnutrition is the condition that results from taking a diet in which certain nutrients are either lacking, in excess or in the wrong proportions.
The World Health Organisation cites malnutrition as the greatest single threat to the world’s public health.
Improving nutrition is widely regarded as the most effective form of aid.
Emergency measures in improving health include providing efficient micronutrients by way of peanut butter or other supplements.
In some cases, malnutrition is very mild and causes no symptoms.
However, sometimes it can be so severe that the damage done to the body is permanent, even though one can survive.
The disease continues to be a significant problem all over the world, especially among children.
The major contributing factors are poverty, natural disasters, war, and political instability, among other socio-economic problems.
And as pointed out by the First Lady, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills, eight out of every 10 children under the ages of five, and three out of every 10 women, suffer from some form of malnutrition, in Ghana.
This situation is indeed, disturbing, due to its serious consequences on the health and the survival of those affected.
She has therefore advocated the scaling up of sustainable interventions, for the improvement in nutrition in the country.
The Times cannot agree more with the First Lady’s advocacy because nutrition is critical for development and, therefore, we need to invest more in that area, if the country is to fulfil its vision of achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
We commend the First Lady for championing the cause of ensuring that the country produces healthy people to manage the development challenges towards the “Better Ghana” agenda of the government.
The World Health Organisation cites malnutrition as the greatest single threat to the world’s public health.
Improving nutrition is widely regarded as the most effective form of aid.
Emergency measures in improving health include providing efficient micronutrients by way of peanut butter or other supplements.
In some cases, malnutrition is very mild and causes no symptoms.
However, sometimes it can be so severe that the damage done to the body is permanent, even though one can survive.
The disease continues to be a significant problem all over the world, especially among children.
The major contributing factors are poverty, natural disasters, war, and political instability, among other socio-economic problems.
And as pointed out by the First Lady, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills, eight out of every 10 children under the ages of five, and three out of every 10 women, suffer from some form of malnutrition, in Ghana.
This situation is indeed, disturbing, due to its serious consequences on the health and the survival of those affected.
She has therefore advocated the scaling up of sustainable interventions, for the improvement in nutrition in the country.
The Times cannot agree more with the First Lady’s advocacy because nutrition is critical for development and, therefore, we need to invest more in that area, if the country is to fulfil its vision of achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
We commend the First Lady for championing the cause of ensuring that the country produces healthy people to manage the development challenges towards the “Better Ghana” agenda of the government.
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