It’s Canada’s time to tackle malnutrition and unlock girls’ potential

Good nutrition is so much more than a full stomach. It is the foundation for human development.

A nurse measures the arm of a severely malnourished child at a clinic in an internally displaced persons camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region in 2013. UN photograph by Albert González Farran

Opinion

BY JOEL SPICER

October 11, 2017

Girls all around the world have big dreams. They dream of being doctors, soccer players, and presidents. But for more than one billion women and girls, malnutrition is standing in their way. Proper nutrition is the first step to helping girls achieve their dreams. It is the critical ingredient ever...

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