MORE efforts are needed to ensure that unnecessary deaths among children aged below five years are brought to an end. A recent survey shows that almost 41.7 per cent of children in Kagera Region are suffering from malnutrition.
The survey indicates that the rate of stunting stands at 34.7 per cent. Under weight at 13.4 per cent, wasting at 3.8 per cent, anemia among children at 59 per cent.
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