Debate over malnutrition data

Councilman John Jaime Moncada said the corporation cannot remain inactive towards the number of people suffering from malnutrition in the city, which are between 29 and 50%.

He specifically referred to the villages of Altavista, San Antonio de Prado and San Cristobal, where indexes reported up to 2007 put malnutrition among the population at 50%.

In response to the data presented by Moncada, the secretary of Social Welfare reported that up until September of 2008, the numbers have gone from 48% to 33%. It's not ideal, he said, but the goal is to continue to improve.