Twenty years of efforts to reduce stunting in Ecuador: how to accelerate progress and confront the challenges?

Jairo Rivera; Estefani Jarrín; Ximena Garzon-Villalba; José Ruales

doi:10.1016/j.lana.2026.101386

Twenty years of efforts to reduce stunting in Ecuador: how to accelerate progress and confront the challenges?

Jairo Rivera^*
, Estefani Jarrín
, Ximena Garzon-Villalba
, José Ruales

^*Corresponding author for this work

Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Universidad Internacional SEK Ecuador

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Original language	English
Article number	101386
Journal	The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
Volume	55
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2026.101386
State	Published - Mar 2026

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