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Drastic action is needed to ensure a better future for South Africa’s children, by Mark Tomlinson, Asha George, Tanya Doherty

The WHO-UNICEF-Lancet commission on redefining and accelerating progress on child health and well-being reported on the performance of 180 countries and gave them a ranking. As commissioners from South Africa, we have focused here on how South Africa performed. … South Africa stood out as a unique example of a country that performed poorly across both the flourishing and sustainability indices.

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