MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines should pour more funds in programs to combat the “silent pandemic” of undernutrition among the poor, the World Bank said on Monday (June 14).
Undernutrition impedes the Philippines’ human and economic development, said Ndiam Diop, World Bank country director for Brunei, Malaysia and Philippines.
A study released by the World Bank on Monday said that childhood stunting–caused by prolonged nutritional deficiency among infants and young children– is one of the most serious but least-addressed problems in the world and an even more urgent concern in the Philippines.
The Philippines ranks fifth among with other countries in the East Asia an…
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