Chantell Witten

[Chantell Witten @chantell_witten]

@ygpillay @HealthZA @UNICEF Community engagement imperative to avoid future calls for donations and distribution of infant formula as seen in the KZN unrest. BF even more important in crises.

[Chantell Witten @chantell_witten]

An awesome resource for assessing country progress towards 2025 targets.

[lori lake @lorilakethetha]

@clearlykath @CIatUCT @FoodSecurity_za @growgreatza #YouDoTheMaths Why did @tito_mboweni chose to only increase the Child Support Grant by 2% or R10 a month when the annual increase in a basic food basket stood at 14% in Nov 2020 - and put nearly 13 million children at risk of hunger and malnutrition? #ChildGauge #putchildrenfirst

[Kathryn Cleary @clearlykath]

My analysis of South Africa's #childhunger, #nutrition and #foodsecurity crisis in light of the launch of the #ChildGauge2020 last week. What steps are needed NOW to improve the situation for children- read here. @CIatUCT @FoodSecurity_za @growgreatza

[Chantell Witten @chantell_witten]

@lorilakethetha @tito_mboweni @PresidencyZA Shocking to see the complete disregard for children and their lives. While the evidence shows an upward trend in child hunger and malnutrition, how can gov let children down

[lori lake @lorilakethetha]

Devastated to see government shortchange children's nutrition, health and development with only a R10 or 2% increase to the child support grant at a time when food price inflation stood at 14% in November 2020. #SlowViolence #ZeroHunger #ChildGauge @tito_mboweni @PresidencyZA

[Chantell Witten @chantell_witten]

@ygpillay @UNAIDS_ZAF @HealthZA @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL Supporting mothers during their BF journey to stay compliant to their ART is imperative. Supportinh BF is even more important because of food insecurity and the expect impact on young child malnutrition.

[Chantell Witten @chantell_witten]

@ygpillay @HealthZA @UNAIDS_ZAF @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL Excellent news

[Chantell Witten @chantell_witten]

@ygpillay This is so so depressing, paving the path for sexual exploitation, transactional sex, STI/HIV and unwanted pregnancies. Life is tough for our youth.

[Chantell Witten @chantell_witten]

@CoEHuman @tamsenrochat @ChantellWitten @usfwebservices @DOHaDAfrica @DPHRU_SA @CoEHuman we should have a discussion on the fixed price food basket for children

[Chantell Witten @chantell_witten]

@tamsenrochat @ChantellWitten @usfwebservices @CoEHuman @DOHaDAfrica @DPHRU_SA @tamsenrochat I look forward to these terms appearing more in media spaces. Bring nutrition into the conversation, please

[Chantell Witten @chantell_witten]

Repositioning father's/men central to child care & development in SA. Can we move from project to social practice.

[Chantell Witten @chantell_witten]

Efforts to reach moms where they are across SA with appropriate and gestational age-specific info. Yes, it works.

[Chantell Witten @chantell_witten]

Patients/clients have a need & a right to know what is the content of the health commodities we provide including food, suppl & vaccines.

[Chantell Witten @chantell_witten]

Excellent Day2 at the Child Health Priorities Conference. There aren't 'soft skills' only hard + harder skills. It's the harder that we NEED