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UNICEF provides treatment to over 2,70,000 malnourished children in Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
UNICEF Afghanistan tweeted on Thursday: “In the first five months of this year, UNICEF supported treatment for 273,000 children with severe acute malnutrition, with approximately 60,000 treated in May alone.”
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Pakistan: Severe Acute Malnutrition among infants stand at 14 pc
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The French government has donated EUR 3.5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in support of the ongoing flood response for Pakistani women and children suffering from life-threatening malnutrition.
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UNICEF warns of critical funding gap for treatment of malnutrition in Afgh
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Thousands of malnourished children in Afghanistan face severe consequences because of a critical funding gap, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Melanie Galvin, UNICEF's Chief of Nutrition, said on the organization's official Twitter account on Thursday that it urgent
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Amid food shortage, over 3 million Afghan children face acute malnutrition
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid reeling economic crisis and political turmoil, the sufferings of Afghan children have gone worse as the World Food Programme underlined that an estimated amount of 875,000 children are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2023 in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported on Friday.
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Over 1 in 9 children in flood-affected areas of Pakistan suffering from se
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 23 (ANI): In the aftermath of the devastating floods in Pakistan, health facilities are reporting alarming levels of severe acute malnutrition among children in affected areas, UNICEF has warned.
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Need for Accelerated Community Program to Counter SAM as Pandemic Ebbs: CM
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): With COVID pandemic receding after a milder third wave and life getting back to normal, there is need for an accelerated Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) program to prevent children from falling prey to life threatening Sever
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Need to address Micronutrient Deficiency and Severe Acute Malnutrition on
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Micronutrient deficiency and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) are important public health challenges and need to be addressed in right earnest.
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One million Afghan children could die if urgent actions not taken: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 10 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan has warned that one million Afghan children could die from severe acute malnutrition if "urgent actions" are not taken.
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Urgent need for policy makers and industry to collaborate for addressing s
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], October 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): There is an urgent need for consultations between policy makers and the Industry manufacturing therapeutic foods to bust the myths around Energy-dense Nutritional Supplement (EDNS) and meet the challenge of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)
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One million malnourished Afghan children could face death, says UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 10 (ANI): Without immediate action, an estimated one million children in Afghanistan are projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2021 and could die, a top UNICEF official said after wrapping up a trip to the country, reported local media.
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Experts underline the importance of community based approach in addressing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): With malnutrition continuing to be a leading risk factor for death in children younger than 5 years, a webinar to address Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) was held recently by industry chamber ASSOCHAM brought together top Government officials, p
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More than 100,000 children in Ethiopian Tigray are at risk of malnutrition
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] July 30 (ANI/FENA): More than 100,000 children in Ethiopia's Tigray region could suffer from severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
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