Tip of Iceberg

ANONYMOUS WRITES:The death of 45 children from malnutrition (kwashiorkor/marasmus) starvation, in the Omaheke Region in six months, is only the tip of the iceberg. For every child that dies, nine children are starving – going to bed on an empty stomach.A hungry child is a neglected, abused child. In Windhoek, these children are called “street children”. They are seen begging at robots for themselves and their “parents”. The hordes of parking attendants are also a symptom of adult starvation - socio-economic distress.Namibia has a fifty percent unemployment rate, especially among its youth. Alcohol, sixty-second sex, and drugs are only a temporary escape from reality. An unplanned, unwanted, unaffordable, unloved, neglected, and abused child is the result. The child, if it survives, is physically, intellectually, and emotionally stunted. Its name is “What tomorrow?” or “Glipsie” or “Weggooikind”.The "parents”, especially the mothers, of starving children, should be counselled and put on contraception. A child is a responsibility, not a reckless right.In the health passport of the MoHSS, the question is asked: Can you really afford more children? Use a family planning method!The MoHSS and the ministry of gender equality and child welfare have failed the Omaheke and other regions. The health passport has a growth chart, which forewarns that stunting before starvation leads to death. Children starve while political office bearers ride on the gravy train.Namibia cannot survive on lip service (promises for votes), self-service for the cadres, and substandard wait-and-see service for the masses. Live or farm within your carrying capacity.A Luta Continua.* Rubrieke, meningstukke, briewe en SMS’e deur lesers en meningvormers weerspieël nie noodwendig die siening van Republikein of Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) nie. As mediahuis onderskryf NMH die etiese kode vir Namibiese media, soos toegepas deur die Media-ombudsman.

Tip of Iceberg

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