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Added At:  2012-06-11 11:37 PM

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HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE

KATHMANDU: Journalists from South Asian counties have gathered for a two-day journalism workshop on nutrition to examine the impact of malnutrition on societies and the way these countries are trying to tackle the

problem.

In a statement, the World Bank said the workshop that began today will explore different policy options at national and regional levels, discussing ways to hold policymakers accountable towards the needs of citizens. “South Asia has the largest number of undernourished children in the world. It is a silent killer that rarely hits the headlines,” said Tahseen Sayed, World Bank Country Manager for Nepal. She said 82 million children under the age of five are malnourished in South Asia. The statement noted that poor nutrition leads to a third of deaths in the developing countries. The WB said undernourished children have substantially lower chances of survival than well-nourished children. Children suffering from under-nutrition are more likely to suffer from diarrhoea, pneumonia than well-nourished children, and measles can be fatal for them.

If not addressed during the first few years of life, undernourishment can cause permanent disability in children, loss of height during adolescence, poor grades, increase in school dropouts and a reduction in lifetime earnings, the WB said. “Developing countries lose an estimated two to three per cent of Gross Domestic Product annually due to malnutrition,” said Sayed.

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