UNICEF: Acute child malnutrition on the rise in Yemen as fighting disrupts healthcare access
- UNICEF reported rising acute malnutrition among children in Yemen, including severe cases, as fighting disrupts access to healthcare.
- More than one-quarter of nearly 2,900 children recently screened by UNICEF teams were acutely malnourished, including 200 severe cases.
- The conflict displaced more than 133,000 people, including about 71,000 children forced from their homes over three weeks.
- UNICEF projects that 2.2 million children under five in Yemen will experience acute malnutrition this year, including more than half a million severe cases.
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UNICEF warns that the re-escalation of the conflict in Yemen is causing a critical increase in malnutrition, endangering the lives of more than two million children.
UNICEF: Acute child malnutrition on the rise in Yemen as fighting disrupts healthcare access
“We're very concerned about a very visible increase in acute malnutrition among children,” UNICEF’s Country Representative in Yemen, Akhil Iyer told reporters in Geneva via video link from Aden.
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The Straits TimesChild malnutrition rises in Yemen as fighting intensifies, says UNICEF
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The United Nations children's agency reported on Friday a rise in acute malnutrition among children in Yemen, including in the most severe cases, as fighting disrupts access to healthcare and treatment centres.“We're very concerned about a very visible increase in acute malnutrition among children,” UNICEF’sCountry Representative in Yemen, Akhil Iyer, told reporters in Geneva via video link from A…
The United Nations children’s agency today reported a rise in acute malnutrition among children in Yemen, including the most severe cases, as fighting in the country disrupts access to healthcare and treatment facilities. “We are very concerned about a very visible increase in acute malnutrition among children in Yemen,” said …
The United Nations children’s agency reported today a rise in acute malnutrition among children in Yemen, including the most severe cases, as fighting in the country disrupts access to healthcare and treatment facilities. “We are very concerned about a very visible increase in acute malnutrition among children in Yemen,” said ... More www.ertnews.gr
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