VietnamNews-Dec 11

One in every three ethnic minority children suffers from stunted growth, while one in five is underweight, according to the findings of a new report. The study, released by the World Bank (WB) and Việt Nam’s National Institute of Nutrition, is the latest comprehensive research on persistent malnutrition in the ethnic minorities. Ethnic minorities account for 73 per cent of the poor in the Southeast Asian country.

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