Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 15, Number 1, 1 January 1998 — MALNUTRITION [ARTICLE]

MALNUTRITION

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA — Governor General Silas Atopare of Papua New Guinea said 34 percent of all children in Papua New Guinea are malnourished,

: a statistic expected to : increase dramatically : because of the drought. : Atopare was speaking at : the launching of the 1998 : State of the World's ChilI dren Report. Children are | at risk because their unde- : veloped systems cannot ; withstand disease from : the drought's onslaught. The governor general i also recommended a i return to the traditional i diet, rich in fruits and i vegetables.