The Urban Nutrition Status Assessment carried out by Save the Children in three cities of Ethiopia -Addis Ababa, Dessie and Dire Dawa - was disseminated on 11th Augusts, 2015 in Addis Ababa.
The main findings of the assessment revealed that stunting, which is low height-for-age, has reduced by 40%, from 42.3% in 2000 to 24.3% in 2014. On the other hand, wasting, which is low weight-for-height, has risen from 6% to 8% in 2014.
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