At the end of 2007, an estimated 750 thousand Peruvian children were suffering from chronic malnutrition in Peru. Yet in 2011, chronic child malnutrition will drop to 16 percent in Peru, said the executive secretary of the Fight Against Poverty Discussion Forum (MCLCP), Félix Grandez. This reduction will mainly be seen in children under the age of three who live in rural areas.
Grandez added that anemia will have dropped to 20% among children and pregnant women by the same year.
He also remarked that the government is investing approximately 1.2 million dollars in programs to help poor rural populations.
Yet 16% is still an awfully large percentage of the country's child population. It's a reminder that even though Peru's economy is expanding and exports are beginning to increase, the country still has many serious internal problems to deal with.
Text courtesy of Living in Peru
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