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5.2.4. Recommendations

i. To carry out an immediate comprehensive national landscape analysis on the nutritional status of
the children in the country including stunting, wasting, underweight and overweight, so that more
targeted intervention can be executed

ii. Strengthen the multi-pronged strategies to address malnutrition among infants and young children
through more aggressive nutrition advocacy and promotion as well as strengthening the
management of malnutrition such as through management of severe and acute malnutrition and
integrated management of childhood illnesses (IMCI).

iii. To continue and strengthen the food and nutrition security of the children especially in addressing
the problem of wasting, underweight and stunting via more holistic and sustainable approaches.