Success Story: Breaking the Cycle of Malnutrition

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PMNS Success Story: Breaking the Cycle of Malnutrition

In the DRC, approximately six million children suffer from chronic malnutrition. This contributes to the prevalence of stunting, which often has devastating consequences on children’s cognitive development, negatively impacting their future health.

Since Nyange Mayimbi's husband's death in 2023, she and her family have suffered. Two of her children were recently diagnosed with severe malnutrition and were treated at their local PMNS supported health center. She worries they will relapse, but things are changing in Kasai. Trainings are taking place across the province, arming hundreds of community health workers with the knowledge and tools they need to combat malnutrition once and for all in their communities. 

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