A written Parliamentary response to the DA by Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, revealed that 1457 children under the age of five died from acute malnutrition in the past two years in South Africa.
The majority of child mortality was due to severe acute malnutrition (SAM). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 265 child-deaths, followed by Limpopo with 230, the Eastern Cape has 190 deaths, and Gauteng with 172.
