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UN: Children in Haiti hit by cholera as malnutrition rises

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UNICEF says 40 percent of confirmed cholera cases have been in children. Nine in 10 were reported in parts of the country also hardest hit by malnutrition and hunger. Cholera and malnutrition are a lethal combination, one leading to the other, UNICEF said.

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UN: Children in Haiti hit by cholera as malnutrition rises

1 year ago·Canada

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UN: Children in Haiti hit by cholera as malnutrition rises

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A cholera outbreak sweeping through Haiti is claiming a growing number of children amid a surge in malnutrition, UNICEF announced Wednesday. The deadly combination means that about 40% of cholera cases in the impoverished country of more than 11 million inhabitants now involve children, with 9 out of 10 cases reported in areas where people are starving, according to the United Nations agency.

1 year ago·United States

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UN: Children in Haiti hit by cholera as malnutrition rises

UNICEF officials say a cholera outbreak sweeping through Haiti is claiming a growing number of children amid a surge in malnutrition

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UN: Children in Haiti hit by cholera as malnutrition rises

UNICEF officials say a cholera outbreak sweeping through Haiti is claiming a growing number of children amid a surge in malnutrition

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UN: Children in Haiti hit by cholera as malnutrition rises - Local News 8

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated PressPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A cholera outbreak sweeping through Haiti is claiming a growing number of children amid a surge in malnutrition, UNICEF announced Wednesday.The deadly combination means that about 40% of cholera cases in the impoverished country of more than 11 million inhabitants now involve children, with 9 out of 10 cases reported in areas where people are starving, according to the U…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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UN: Cholera, malnutrition a double threat to Haiti’s children

Cholera has killed at least 216 people and sickened more than 12,000 since the first deaths were announced in early October, according to the Haitian Health Ministry and Pan American Health Organiz…

1 year ago·San Jose, United States

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