Ghana: Advocating for Increased Leadership to Combat Malnutrition in Ghana

Malnutrition remains a pervasive and complex public health concern in developing countries including Ghana, affecting the health, growth, and productivity of individuals while hindering overall socio-economic development of nations.

The prevalence of malnutrition in Ghana encompasses both undernutrition, characterised by stunting, wasting, and underweight, as well as overnutrition, which includes obesity.

According to the Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2018, 7 per cent of children…