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 (...