She also talked about early child care. "There are still some areas where parents have to pay fees in the first 1,000 days," she said. As a result, some babies do not get the services they need.
Song Wenzhen, an official with the National Committee on Women and Children under the State Council, said that children in their first 1,000 days are a key group in a child nutrition project.
"Malnutrition in early stages of life leads to higher risks of child mortality and morbidity," she said, adding that 30 percent of child deaths are related to malnutrition, while deficiency of protein and energy knocks 10 to 15 points off IQ, while deficiency of iron and iodine causes a drop of five to eight points.
Each year the government provides 2.3 billion yuan (347 million U.S. dollars) as nutrition payments for 1.6 million children under five years who are impoverished. According to the National Plan for Action for Children (2011-2020), the under-five anaemia rate must be kept below 12 percent, the under-five stunting rate to below 7 percent and the low weight rate to below 5 percent.
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