Showing posts with label Childhood Stunting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Childhood Stunting. Show all posts

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Abbott’s Growth Watch Empowers Parents to Beat Childhood Stunting

• Childhood stunting is a health issue in the Philippines, and 2 in 3 moms are unaware of the long-term effects of stunting on childhood growth

• The Growth Watch initiative aims to accelerate efforts to help parents identify children’s

growth issues early, seek treatment and prevent malnutrition

• Abbott is banding with communities to raise awareness, and offer online tools, educational resources, nutrition assessment and counselling to promote childhood growth

Global statistics show childhood malnutrition is still a persistent health burden, including in the Philippines.1 According to the Department of Health, 1 in 4 children aged five and below are short for their age or stunted. 2 Abbott is increasing awareness and working together with mom celebrities and communities to tackle stunting among children in the Philippines.