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Tackling malnutrition in Ghana

September 24, 2021

Ghana is blessed with a variety of locally produced food staples but anemia in pregnancy, malnutrition and stunting are still prevalent, especially among poor communities. Health experts attribute the problem to family’s inability to balance the diets. Young nurses in Pelungu, eastern Ghana to organize a cooking exhibition to teach mothers how to cook nutrient-rich foods for their children.

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Nurses in Pelungu, eastern Ghana teach pregnant mothers how to cook food to retain maximum nutrition. Malnutrition and anemia are prevalent among rural Ghanaians despite an abundance of fresh food. 

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Maxwell Suuk Maxwell is a DW reporter based in Tamale, Northern Ghana.