Mphatso Chitaukali: Fighting child malnutrition

Mphatso Chitaukali: Fighting child malnutrition

Malawi faces both chronic and acute child malnutrition. According to Unicef, more than a third of children under five (approximately 35.5 to 37 percent) are stunted, reflecting long-term nutritional deficiencies, while wasting or acute malnutrition affects around 2.6 percent of children under five. These figures are startling. And Mphatso Chitaukali has heard them for years. She has also learnt that malnutrition contributes to increased child mo…