Peru, efforts of milk program to lower malnutrition

Posted on January 8, 2011 • Filed under: Latin America Health, Peru, Social Issues

During his nearly five years in office, Peruvian President Alan García has earmarked 620.5 million dollars to the “Glass of Milk” Programme (PVL), the backbone of the policies aimed at reducing malnutrition levels in the country. But the results of the nutritional supplement programme are poor.

A Ministry of Economy and Finance report seen by IPS found that five of every 10 (51 percent) of the PVL’s beneficiaries do not form part of the programme’s target group: children under six and pregnant and nursing mothers from low-income strata. Read Article

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