Child stunting prevention gets a R1.6 billion boost from the fiscus
South Africa has put fiscal backing behind the national mission to end stunting, allocating R1.6 billion over the medium term, with a focus on pregnancy and a child’s earliest years. DGMT welcomes this. Investing in the first 1 000 days, from the womb to a child’s second birthday, is where evidence shows returns are highest, and […]
Capricorn FM Interview: The Maternal Support Grant – Back mothers before birth
Capricorn FM’s Nghamula Chauke spoke to DGMT’s Rahima Essop about the Maternal Support Grant Advocacy Coalition’s call for Treasury to fund support for pregnant women and their newborns. Right now, women living in poverty get no targeted state support until their baby is born, and Rahima argued that government’s plan to end stunting must start […]