Abbott’s Growth Watch Empowers Parents to Combat Childhood Stunting
• Childhood stunting is a health issue in the Philippines, and 2 in 3 moms are unaware of the long-term effects of stunting on childhood growth • The Growth Watch initiative aims to accelerate efforts to help parents identify children’s growth issues early, seek treatment and prevent malnutrition • Abbott is banding with communities to raise awareness, and offer online tools, educational resources, nutrition assessment and counselling to promote childhood growth Global statistics show that childhood malnutrition remains a persistent health burden, including in the Philippines. 1 According to the Department of Health, one in every four children aged five and under is underweight or stunted. 2 Abbott is raising awareness and collaborating with mom celebrities and communities in the Philippines to combat stunting among children. Abbott's Growth Watch initiative focuses on childhood stunting, a type of malnutrition. Its goal is to teach parents how to screen for and identify stunting i...