The Public Health and Sanitation department has raised an alarm the increasing cases of stunted growth and underweight in children born in the Coast region. Malindi public health officer Rachel Kahindi said the Coast tops the country with 39 per cent of recorded cases.
"The Coast region leads nationally on this issue. Most children affected are from age one to five years," she said. Kahindi said lack of balanced diet caused by insufficient food and water are to blame for the problem.
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