農村學生營養改善計劃將覆蓋所有國貧縣

More than 34 million rural students have benefited from the Chinese government's rural nutrition program since 2011, according to the Ministry of Education.

教育部日前表示，中國政府自2011年起實施的農村營養改善計劃，已經使超過3400萬的農村學生從中受益。

The program was launched on a pilot basis to address malnutrition in rural areas, and the government began to allocate three yuan (0.43 U.S. dollars) a day per student to supplement their diets with nutritious meals. This was increased to four yuan from 2015.

該計劃最早在農村地區試點進行，以改善學生營養不良的情況。政府每天會補貼每名學生3元（0.43美元），爲伙食補充營養。自2015年起該標準提高到了每天4元。

The program has been expanded to cover 1,502 counties in 29 out of the Chinesemainland's 31 provincial regions, according to the ministry.

教育部表示，該營養改善計劃的覆蓋範圍目前已經擴大到了中國大陸31個省份中29個省的1502個縣。

Prevalence of anemia among the students dropped by 8.9 percentage points from 2012 to 2015, data from the National Institute of Nutrition and Health under the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention show.

根據中國疾病預防控制中心營養與健康研究所的數據顯示，從2012年至2015年，農村學生的貧血率已經降低了8.9個百分點。

The students' physical fitness has improved and their academic performance also been enhanced along with their nutrition, the ministry said.

該部門表示，營養加強後，這些學生的身體素質有了明顯的提升，學習成績也有所提高。

Education Minister Chen Baosheng said the government aims to expand the program to cover all poverty-stricken counties.

教育部部長陳寶生稱，政府的目標是將營養改善計劃覆蓋至所有的貧困縣。