Guatemala Devises Malnutrition Plan
Guatemala - The
Guatemala Food and Nutritional Security
Council is giving the final touches to a
plan of action aimed at reducing the rates
of chronic malnutrition.
This document will be handed over to
President Alvaro Colom Wednesday and will be
disclosed to the International Community to
keep it up to date to the need of support,
revealed Vice President Rafael Espada who is
leading the Council.
A multisectorial table elaborates the
strategy with priorities and actions to
undertake in short, middle and long terms
urgently because of the difficult situation
in most of the country.
The document will also contribute to realize
donations and technical, economic and
material aid offered by a group South
American donors and nations which have
expressed their solidarity with Guatemala,
said Espada.
The Vice President talked about the need to
coordinate immediate movement of aid to the
areas more affected by chronic malnutrition.
Guatemala has been recently declared in
state of calamity to face this problem that
will provide the use of funds to palliate
the food crisis inside the country.
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