Making ‘akitibogɛ’ unfashionable: Ghana’s nutrition story of change and challenge

By Richmond Aryeetey, University of Ghana Growing up in the city of Accra, it was common to see young children who looked much smaller than their age mates. In fact, there was a nickname for such children: akitibogɛ. This literally means ‘small and fashionable’. It was not until I focused my research on child nutrition, … Continue reading Making ‘akitibogɛ’ unfashionable: Ghana’s nutrition story of change and challenge