AKD fumbles the numbers on higher malnutrition in Nuwara Eliya
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…if you take Sri Lanka as a whole, the prevalence of low birthweight is 12.2% but if you take the Nuwara Eliya hill country community, it is 20%. Generally, in Sri Lanka, 7.4% of children below the age of 5 years suffer from wasting but among the hill country communities, it is 8.2%. Generally, at a national level, the prevalence of stunting is 8.2%; among the hill country communities, it is 17.4%...
Parliament live telecast | November 8, 2022
Posted on: 1 December, 2022
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