Malnutrition rates alarming, 92 years after Kwashiorkor was identified - Prof Akoriyea

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Duka daya 6 months ago

It was Dr Susan Ofori Atta who identified the condition.

It was Dr Susan Ofori Atta who identified the condition.
Kweku 6 months ago

No wonder we are not getting any returns from our educational expenditures because a vast majority of the pupils have not developed their full brain potential due to malnutrition.

No wonder we are not getting any returns from our educational expenditures because a vast majority of the pupils have not developed their full brain potential due to malnutrition.
Francis 6 months ago

True. 80% of a child's brain is formed by the age of 2 years. A child who suffered from malnutrition cannot develop its full brain potential and can therefore not perform well at school.

True. 80% of a child's brain is formed by the age of 2 years. A child who suffered from malnutrition cannot develop its full brain potential and can therefore not perform well at school.