Death, Hunger, and Greif: An Analysis of Malnutrition in Nigeria
Many things can plague undeveloped countries and regions, but one particular plague that is hurting Nigeria isn’t of the viral type, it is a lack of food. Malnutrition is a plague of its own, it has multiple physical side effects and causes of its own. Malnutrition is an underlying disease that can happen to any country or region at a point in time if not careful. Malnutrition is a huge problem in Nigeria due to the lack of concern in the beginning. Now even the rich families and kids are becoming malnourished too. Malnutrition in Nigeria has only become more of a problem over the years, and everyone needs to help to end the crisis.
Malnutrition has become a problem throughout …show more content…
Davidoff explains how Nigeria has always had a lack of the essential nutrients for their rising population. It was only a matter of time before Nigeria became severely malnourished. The statistics are astonishing, thirty-seven percent of children are severely malnourished, eighteen percent are slightly malnourished and overall twenty nine percent are underweight. And these are only rising (“NIGER-NIGERIA”). A major reason this problem has gone from a small region problem to a country crisis is because the government denied the fact that they were in a state of malnourishment for a long time. While this was happening the government’s health infrastructure completely collapsed in the rural areas making it more obvious Nigeria had a problem. As of right now they have drugs and antibiotics but they cost too much for anyone who actually needs them such as a commoner (“15 Percent”). These causes are only increasing the damage that malnourishment has done to Nigeria. If these continue to rise, and no one does anything about it, people from Nigeria will start migrating to nearby countries to seek for …show more content…
If one would even just look at a child that is malnourished in Nigeria one would notice the lack in height and weight. One might see a child showing his ribs with their stomach caved in. WHO’s new child growth standards shows that Nigeria is two standard deviations below the average. They have come up with reasons why such as a high population and a lack in water. The weight for an average malnourished child in Nigeria around the age of five is 24.5 lbs, as of the year 2012 (“Malnutrition Prevalence”). To be more specific male weight is around 25 lbs and women are around 22lbs. Every year the average weight for a little girl is dropping .4 lbs to 1 lb. Another thing one might notice is the height of these children only being on average 38.8 inches tall, just over 3 feet tall, for kids up to the age of five (“Nigeria-
Many things can plague undeveloped countries and regions, but one particular plague that is hurting Nigeria isn’t of the viral type, it is a lack of food. Malnutrition is a plague of its own, it has multiple physical side effects and causes of its own. Malnutrition is an underlying disease that can happen to any country or region at a point in time if not careful. Malnutrition is a huge problem in Nigeria due to the lack of concern in the beginning. Now even the rich families and kids are becoming malnourished too. Malnutrition in Nigeria has only become more of a problem over the years, and everyone needs to help to end the crisis.
Malnutrition has become a problem throughout …show more content…
Davidoff explains how Nigeria has always had a lack of the essential nutrients for their rising population. It was only a matter of time before Nigeria became severely malnourished. The statistics are astonishing, thirty-seven percent of children are severely malnourished, eighteen percent are slightly malnourished and overall twenty nine percent are underweight. And these are only rising (“NIGER-NIGERIA”). A major reason this problem has gone from a small region problem to a country crisis is because the government denied the fact that they were in a state of malnourishment for a long time. While this was happening the government’s health infrastructure completely collapsed in the rural areas making it more obvious Nigeria had a problem. As of right now they have drugs and antibiotics but they cost too much for anyone who actually needs them such as a commoner (“15 Percent”). These causes are only increasing the damage that malnourishment has done to Nigeria. If these continue to rise, and no one does anything about it, people from Nigeria will start migrating to nearby countries to seek for …show more content…
If one would even just look at a child that is malnourished in Nigeria one would notice the lack in height and weight. One might see a child showing his ribs with their stomach caved in. WHO’s new child growth standards shows that Nigeria is two standard deviations below the average. They have come up with reasons why such as a high population and a lack in water. The weight for an average malnourished child in Nigeria around the age of five is 24.5 lbs, as of the year 2012 (“Malnutrition Prevalence”). To be more specific male weight is around 25 lbs and women are around 22lbs. Every year the average weight for a little girl is dropping .4 lbs to 1 lb. Another thing one might notice is the height of these children only being on average 38.8 inches tall, just over 3 feet tall, for kids up to the age of five (“Nigeria-