Uganda, April 23 -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that declining donor support could undermine child nutrition programmes in Uganda, putting millions of children at risk.The warning comes at a time when Uganda is grappling with rising malnutrition levels amid a growing funding gap in the nutrition sector.Speaking during the 2nd National Nutrition Financing Dialogue in Kampala, the UNICEF Country Representative, Dr Robin Nandy, said Wednesday that nutrition remains one of the most critical but underfunded areas despite its direct impact on child survival and development."Nutrition underpins child survival, cognitive development and long-term productivity, but financing remains inadequate and heavily dependent on ex...
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