World Vision Assesses Child Hunger Impact in Chiradzulu
Patricia Khruza Tembo, project officer for the maternal and child health project, emphasised the importance of incorporating children's perspectives into hunger advocacy efforts.
CHIRADZULU, Malawi — World Vision Malawi conducted a children's engagement session Wednesday in Mkoola village to assess the impact of hunger and malnutrition on daily life as health officials report concerning rates of childhood malnutrition in the district, writes Mayamiko Phiri.
Patricia Khruza Tembo, project officer for the maternal and child health project, emphasised the importance of incorporating children's perspectives into hunger advocacy efforts.
"Their voices will be incorporated so that intervention projects should be impactful to them," Tembo said.
Grace Matoga, nutrition officer at Chiradzulu District Hospital, revealed that the facility admits between 20 and 30 malnourished children during the lean period of October to December, with an additional 100 to 200 children treated as outpatients.
The engagement, held in Traditional Authority Onga's area, aims to inform World Vision Malawi's maternal and child health care initiatives, with a focus on improving childhood nutrition status.
"This engagement will assist World Vision Malawi on the project which we are implementing on maternal and child health care, whereby issues of nutrition status of a child are at centre stage," Tembo added.