Baharak, Afghanistan: Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition that stalks one in ten young ...
KABUL, Mar 22 2024 (IPS) - Malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached an unprecedented level, according to United Nations humanitarian organizations. It is estimated that half of the country’s population ...
The World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has warned that this year up to three million children could suffer from malnutrition under the Taliban regime, Khaama Press news agency reported.
While the focus on Afghanistan tends to revolve around geopolitical tensions and security concerns, the slow erosion of the urban middle class is sending the country decades backward. While the ...
Highlighting a grim reality, the World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan sounds the alarm on a surge in malnutrition cases, particularly among women and children, Khaama Press reported.
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The World Health Organization has expressed apprehension that nearly one million children are at risk of dying from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this year. In a statement, WHO ...
In this article, we will be taking a look at the 25 countries with the highest death rate from malnutrition. If you do not want to learn about the global malnutrition, head straight to the 5 ...
Days after the Taliban retook Kabul in August 2021, Abdullah, his heavily-pregnant wife, Zahra, and their two young children went into hiding, locking the door of their house and rationing out the ...
Human Rights Watch says Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign ...
For our methodology, we have ranked the countries with the highest death rate from malnutrition based on the total death rate as of 2019. For the accuracy of data, we relied on WHO.