Healthy Kids are Superkids: UNICEF Partnership Aids Nutrition in Laos

PUBLIC and private sector partners united in Savannakhet Province in the Lao PDR today to kick-start the 1000 Day Project: an important initiative targeting child nutrition in three provinces (Savannakhet, Saravan, and Attapeu) and setting the stage for further expansion across Lao PDR.

Poor nutrition causes over one-third of child deaths globally.  Chronic malnutrition affects more than 40 per cent of Lao children under five years old.  The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are critically important in preventing nutrition related diseases.

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