Tag: Malnutrition
WHO Raises Alarm Over Malnutrition Crisis in DRC
The Health Organization said this was the result of widespread, growing and recurring food insecurity in areas affected by years of conflict.
July 12, 2024
Gaza Strip: Acute Malnutrition Affects More Than 8,000 Children
According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the escalation of hostilities significantly hampers access to medical care and essential supplies.
June 13, 2024
Kenya: Experts Meet to Combat Africa’s Malnutrition
In her opening remarks, Sara Mbago-Bhunu, director of the East and Southern Africa Division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), said malnutrition in all its forms persists as a major health problem in Africa, resulting in loss of productivity, excessive health care costs and poor educational outcomes.
June 11, 2024
One in Five Children Suffer From Chronic Malnutrition, Said UNICEF
“They are apparently healthy children in communities where 30 to 40 percent of them are chronically malnourished. It is a problem of normalization and it is common that it is not identified as a priority”. On Friday, UNICEF warned that one in five children under two suffer from chronic malnutrition in Ecuador, a figure that […]
June 7, 2024
Death Toll From Famine in the Gaza Strip Rises to 25
According to the Palestinian medical authorities, 25 people have died in the Gaza Strip as a result of malnutrition and dehydration, most of them babies, but also a 20-year-old girl who has died in the last few hours at the Shifa hospital in Gaza City. RELATED: Airdrop of Humanitarian Aid Leaves Five Dead in Gaza […]
March 9, 2024
Gaza Strip: Thousands of Palestinian Pregnant Women Suffer Malnutrition
On Friday, official sources stated that some six thousand pregnant women in the Gaza Strip are suffering from malnutrition, dehydration and lack of adequate medical care due to the Israeli aggression and blockade against the territory. RELATED: UN Expert Urges Israel to End Starvation Campaign in Gaza In a statement on the occasion of International […]
March 8, 2024
Children in Gaza Die in Hospitals From Malnutrition
On Wednesday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported the death of two children from malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza. RELATED: Egypt Regrets International Deadlock on Tackling Gaza’s Crisis According to the health authority, famine and drought will devastate Gaza and the most affected will be pregnant women and children. International humanitarian organizations have been urged […]