In part two, DGMT nutrition lead Liezel Engelbrecht and Maverick Citizen editor Zukiswa Pikoli turn from the problem to the fixes. The big one: a maternal support grant — and why getting nutrition right in pregnancy and the early years could save the public health sector far more than it costs down the line.
Part one of this discussion can be found in Episode 9 here.
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