Acute malnutrition in children under five attacks in Magdalena

The municipality of El Banco leads the acute malnutrition problem with 13 cases, followed by Santa Marta with 11, Fundación con 9 and Ciénaga with 4, among other municipalities. Magdalena department continues to face alarming numbers of acute malnutrition in children under five years of age, which has generated great concern among public health authorities. According to the latest data from the National Health Institute, between 2024 and 2025, a…