Video: Tajikistan Faces Epidemic Of Childhood Malnutrition

by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

A recent UN report finds that Tajikistan has the highest rate of malnutrition in the former Soviet states. One in four Tajik children suffers from stunted growth resulting from an inadequate diet.

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