UNICEF in Afghanistan: 1M Children May Die Unless Action Taken

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan warned that one million Afghan children could die from severe acute malnutrition if “urgent” actions were not taken. Despite the rising numbers of children affected by malnutrition, the Ministry of Public Health said no malnutrition care centers are active in Afghanistan. “Having recently recovered from acute watery diarrhea, two year old Soria is back in the  hospital, this time suffering from edema and wasting,” UNICEF Afghanistan said in a tweet, referring to a two-year-old Afghan child whose was photo was attached. “Her mother has been by her bedside for the past 2 … Continue reading UNICEF in Afghanistan: 1M Children May Die Unless Action Taken