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Stakeholders call for radical shift to tackle child stunting
Wednesday, February 04, 2026
- 8 min read
By
Beatrice Materu
Journalist
Mwananchi Communication Limited
What you need to know:
Data from the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey show that 56.9 percent of children under the age of five in Iringa are stunted, compared with the national average of about 30 percent.
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