3 de cada 10 niños que acuden a Cáritas tienen un retardado de crecimiento

Rosa Irima, 62, gives her grandson Gabriel, a kiss during a nutrition monitoring session run by Caritas Los Teques volunteers at Club Esmeralda in Tomuso, Venezuela. Rosa is looking after four of her grandchildren. Galloping inflation has pushed 92 percent of the population into poverty. The current minimum monthly salary averages to about $1.50 and covers only 2 percent of the minimum nutritional basket. As of March 2018, it would require 73 monthly salaries solely to cover the cost of feeding a family. Families cope by selling off goods, cutting back on meals and the quantity of food served at each meal. Routine growth monitoring sessions conducted by Caritas has shown that 70 percent of children under 5 show signs of some form of nutrition with 8 percent from severe malnutrition. Galloping inflation has pushed 92 percent of the population into poverty. The current minimum monthly salary averages to about $1.50 and covers only 2 percent of the minimum nutritional basket. As of March 2018, it would require 73 monthly salaries solely to cover the cost of feeding a family. Families cope by selling off goods, cutting back on meals and the quantity of food served at each meal. Routine growth monitoring sessions conducted by Caritas has shown that 70 percent of children under 5 show signs of some form of nutrition with 8 percent from severe malnutrition.