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MiddleEast · 13 mins ago

Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid cuts force clinics to turn families away, WFP says

GENEVA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Child malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached critical levels and aid shortages are forcing health workers to turn away millions of children and mothers — six in seven of those in need —the U.N. World Food Programme said on Tuesday. Child wasting, the deadliest form of malnutrition,has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan's provinces, while the number of children being admitted to health centres is rising sharply, WFP's country director in Afghanistan,…
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