Undernutrion In Ghana
Ghana is a young developing country and has an undernourishment problem that needs to be corrected in order to further develop. In 2003 12% of the people suffered from under nutrition, this is significantly down from in 1990 when it was at 37% (SOFI). From 1996-2005 30% of children under age 5 suffered from moderate to severe stunting (UNICEF). Although there has been a reduction in the amount of undernourished people in the country more food production is urgently needed. Micronutrients are a problem that is being addressed. 95% of children in Ghana receive vitamin A supplementation but only 28% of households use iodized salt in their cooking (UNICEF). Ghana needs to address these problems immediately because they are increasing in population at an above average rate. Ghana’s population was around 20 million in the year 2000 and is projected to double to 40 million by 2050 (Census). With this increase in the amount of people in its country Ghana needs to find a way to increase......
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