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As is well outlined in the 1998 State of the World's Children Report, advances in nutrition and in how to best apply our accumulated knowledge, provide many new opportunities for improving the lives of millions of children and their families. Much more needs to be done to reduce the global toll of severe and moderate malnutrition. Governments in poor and rich countries must
    also show leadership and commitment and must provide funding to mount and support actions to combat malnutrition that can be implemented by communities themselves. The price of inaction is high, the report warns: Countless millions of children who are intellectually disabled, physically stunted and especially vulnerable to illness.
    I hope this lecture has convinced you that much can be done to improve the lives of so many around the world, and that many among you want to be part of this exciting moment in our history.

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