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Services or Programs Provided to Address the Prevalence of Malnutrition in Madang

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    Malnutrition steals potential By: Mckoi Malt, Christophilda Pih, & Veronica Pouna Services or Programs provided to address the Prevalence of Malnutrition in Madang Has Papua New Guinea’s aim to reduce childhood malnutrition through a multi-faceted approach been successful? According to (UNICEF 2023), PNG faces significant child under nutrition challenges, with nearly half of children under 5 experiencing stunting and 14% suffering from acute malnutrition or wasting. Due to these challenges, PNG has become a participant in the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) program, which demonstrates a strong commitment to addressing malnutrition in 24 nations in the Global Action on Child Wasting (UNICEF EAPRO, 2023) . Therefore, this blog post will briefly expand more on the services, programs, or projects that are or have been implemented to address the prevalence of malnutrition in children under five in Madang Province. In Madang, there is no specific data to show the percentage of ...
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Non-medical factors contributing to malnutrition in children under five in Papua New Guinea.

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  Malnutrition steals potential By: Mckoi Malt, Christophilda Pih, & Veronica Pouna   Non-medical factors contributing to malnutrition in children under five in Papua New Guinea.  Child  malnutrition in Papua New Guinea (PNG) remains a serious public health concern. Among its many forms, underweight is a pressing concern. While medical issues such as diarrheal diseases, respiratory infections, and parasitic infections (WHO, 2024) contribute to malnutrition in children, there are also non-medical factors that contribute to malnutrition or underweight of children under the age of five. Therefore, this blog will briefly discuss the underlying drivers of non-medical factors that influence malnutrition in children under the age of five. We will specifically explore Poverty as an ultimate driver of child malnutrition along with cultural beliefs in PNG. Poverty Rates and Household Nutrition Impacts Poverty is the root non-medical cause of malnutrition in PNG (...
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