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Chronic malnutrition stalks poor children in Ecuador

(9 Dec 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4410155 ASSOCIATED PRESS Quito - 1 December 2022 1. Wide of children playing HEADLINE: Child malnutrition stalks Ecuador 2. Various of young children playing with their teachers ANNOTATION: Child malnutrition is seen everywhere in Ecuador. 3. Various of children playing ball in a rural area ANNOTATION: But hits hardest in rural areas and among the country's Indigenous peoples. 4. Wide of children together with their teachers ANNOTATION: According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, just under one in three Ecuadorian children suffers from malnutrition. ASSOCIATED PRESS Quito - 21 November 2022 5. Wide of interview with Katherine Silva, UNICEF health and nutrition officer 6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Katherine Silva, UNICEF health and nutrition officer: "Chronic child malnutrition is one of the biggest public health problems that Ecuador faces. It affects 27% of children under two years and in the Indigenous population is even more serious - 40% of Indigenous children have chronic child malnutrition.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Cotopaxi - 2 December 2022 7. Various shots of Cotopaxi 8. Mid of farmer Manuel Vaca with his family ANNOTATION: In addition to the lack or scarcity of food, 72.3% of children lack basic services for child development, 9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Manuel Vaca, farmer: "There is no work, no option to satisfy the basic needs and that is the first thing. Then based on the fact there is no work that is why our children live with malnutrition, low performance in education.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Quito - 1 December 2022 10. Close of poster on wall with details to help prevent chronic malnutrition in children ASSOCIATED PRESS Quito - 16 November 2022 11. Various of family educator from the Ministry of Social Inclusion with young mothers as part of the government's programme to combat chronic child malnutrition. ANNOTATION: The government of President Guillermo Lasso, a conservative former banker, has pledged to spend $350 million to combat the problem. STORYLINE: Child malnutrition is chronic among Ecuador’s 18 million inhabitants and is one of the "biggest public health problems" facing the country, U.N. health officials have warned. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, one in three Ecuadorian children suffers from malnutrition. Of those, 40.7% are Indigenous, though Indigenous communities make up only 7% of the population. In just over a fifth of the malnutrition cases, learning is also affected. Speaking to The Associated Press Katherine Silva, UNICEF Health and Nutrition officer, said more children were suffering from malnutrition in rural areas. She warned Ecuador has the second highest rate of chronic child malnutrition in Latin America, after Guatemala. In its latest report, UNICEF says 50% of Ecuadorian households with children had difficulty obtaining the necessary food in 2021 due to the pandemic. As a result, 27% of children had their development compromised due to chronic malnutrition, the agency says. In addition to the lack or scarcity of food, 72.3% of children lack basic services for child development, such as health and education, UNICEF says. The government of President Guillermo Lasso, a conservative former banker, has pledged to combat chronic malnutrition by spending $350 million a year to improve health, family, education and counselling services. Part of that support translates into a $50 monthly stipend for Tania Herrera, the mother of baby Sara Milena. "It is a super big help the bonus," she said. AP video shot by: Cesar Olmos Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...