Stunting in a nutshell “Early childhood development is one of the most overlooked obstacles to development…The number of permanently stunted children is as important a future predictor of economic performance as many of the things that routinely get measured and reported in The Economist.” Keith Hansen, Vice President for Human Development, World Bank What’s stunting? Stunting is the impaired growth that children experience because of poor nutrition and repeated infections. Stunting is completely invisible and can …
