A recent report published by the United Nations Children’s Fund extols the work done by the Cuban government to combat child malnutrition. The document asserts that there is zero percent severe child malnutrition in the country.
Cuba is at the forefront of the struggle against malnutrition and hunger despite suffering from the murderous U.S. economic blockade for nearly 50 years. The key to Cuba’s success lies in the socialist organization of production and distribution of goods. This allows the government to guarantee the nutritional needs of the population.
Additionally, nutritional education campaigns have succeeded in improving the diet of the Cuban people, particularly the most susceptible sectors of society.
In contrast, researches estimate that in the United States over 13 million children under the age of 12 suffer from “food insecurity.” This means that despite an immense surplus of food, one in every four children live in perpetual risk of starvation in the center of world capitalism.
