South Sudan is suffering of under-nutrition reflected by strong indicators of prevalent micronutrient deficiencies.
UN children agency, UNICEF, on Monday said South Sudan Food Security and Nutrition 2012 Report indicated that 60 per cent of people in the country survive on less than four food items or food groups.The report explained that essential nutrition services are very low and 45 percent of infants received exclusive breastfeeding up to six months, and 21 percent started eating complementary feeding at the age six months.
UNICEF said South Sudan needs integrated and comprehensive policies and programming framework to address under-nutrition.
This sets the stage for capitalizing on this political commitment and translates it into increased public and private sector awareness of the problem of under-nutrition in the country.