Poor nutrition: Hidden hunger stalks 98m children in sub-Saharan Africa
Residents of a village in Turkana, Kenya converge at a mobile clinic on October 11, 2022 to be screened for malnutrition amid biting drought. At least 98 million preschool-age children in sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing hidden hunger. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG
One in two people worldwide are likely experiencing hidden hunger — with at least 98 million preschool-age children in sub-Saharan Africa living it.
A study published in The Lancet Global Health, led by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (Gain) through the USAid Advancing Nutrition project, also found that two in three women between the ages 15 and 49 worldwide are deficient in at least one micronutrient.
