Children Quote by Lendon Smith
“Suffering Third World children have nutritional deficiencies not vaccine deficiencies.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: UNICEF Nutrition Conference, 1975
Children in the Third World suffer from poor nutrition, not from lack of vaccines.
In simple terms: Malnutrition, not vaccine gaps, harms children.
Address food insecurity.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- food aid programs
- school meals
- community health clinics
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can nutrition and vaccination be combined?
- What policies improve child nutrition?
Vaccination programs also need support.