BY: BEN SCHERNICK, 2 October 2024 | Rising malnutrition cases and deaths in Namibia, especially among children under the age of five, have been reported in the news for a few years now, with poverty, growing inequalities, and extreme droughts making the situation even worse. By September 2024, over 75% of Namibian’s were projected to be to some degree food insecure (www.nafsan.org/facts-and-figures). Given the gravity of the situation, only multi-sectoral and genuinely collaborative efforts by various stakeholders, together with innovative and sustainable (long-term thinking) approaches can make a real difference.
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