As part of activities dedicated to 20th anniversary of ratification of UN Convention on Children’s Rights by Armenia discussions passed at the United Nations office. One of the programs of UNICEF implemented in Armenia is aimed to fight child malnutrition.
According to the representative of health ministry of Armenia Karine Saribekyan, the RA government and the health ministry recently organized discussions on reducing the number of children suffering from malnutrition. As a result of discussions, prime minister Tigran Sargsyan established a council, which will work to improve the situation of children suffering from malnutrition.
“Only 5% of children suffer from malnutrition in Armenia. Out of six children under 5 one has declining growth due to malnutrition in the country. The Ministry of Health jointly with UNICEF is currently implementing a program to increase micronutrients in flour, ” Karine Saribekyan said, answering the question of PanARMENIAN.Net.
