# The DA says accurate data and record-keeping are key to fighting child malnutrition in Gauteng. The party’s health spokesperson in the province, Jack Bloom, says early detection enables targeted food interventions. During an oversight visit to Weilers Farm Clinic, the DA found errors in reported malnutrition figures and equipment shortages. Bloom urged better systems and more dietitians, criticising government mismanagement that led to food rotting in abandoned food banks:
DA emphasises need for accurate data to combat malnutrition in Gauteng [SOUND]
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