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 Date: 2017-07-06   Answered 

1503/2017: CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MALNUTRITION: DETAILS

1503/’17

Hon. Vasudeva Nanayakkara,— To ask the Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine,—

(a) Will he inform this House—

(i) out of the total child population in Sri Lanka, the number of children suffering from malnutrition;

(ii) the methodology used to determine that number; and

(iii) the number of malnourished children in Sri Lanka as a percentage of the child population ?

(b) Will he also inform this House—

(i) the number of children mentioned in (a)(i) above according to the levels of income of the society separately;  and

(ii) the number of malnourished children reportedly dying after being infected with diseases? 

(c) If not, why?

 

Asked Date

2017-07-06

Asked by

Hon. Vasudeva Nanayakkara, M.P.

Ministry

Health, Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine

Legislature

Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka

Session

First Session

Question History

Answer

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Answered Date

2017-07-06

Answered by

Hon. (Dr.) Rajitha Senarathne, M.P.





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