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African Union and Nutrition International launch advocacy campaign to reduce malnutrition
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THE African Union (AU) and Nutrition International joined forces today to launch an advocacy campaign focused on reducing malnutrition, particularly in adolescent girls.

Africa is home to more than 250 million adolescents, the largest cohort of young people in the world. 

However, the continent sees an estimated 60 million cases of anaemia in adolescent girls each year, which costs AU member states a staggering $1.38 billion (£1.1bn). 

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