Uganda, April 17 -- This week, the Director General of Health Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr Charles Olaro, revealed that two million children in Uganda are stunted due to malnutrition.

Dr Olaro, who was speaking during the launch of the national nutrition advocacy campaign dubbed "Nutrition in Kampala on Tuesday this week, highlighted that there is a sharp regional variation in malnutrition, with Karamoja, Tooro, and refugee-hosting districts being most affected. One of the leading causes is inadequate dietary diversity.

Dr Samalie Namukose , the assistant commissioner-in-charge of nutrition at the ministry, said about 26 percent of Ugandan children are stunted. 

That means they are too short for their age. She said four ...