The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has once again expressed concern over the rising incidence of malnutrition in Afghanistan, saying that unless urgent action is taken, one million children in Afghanistan could die of severe malnutrition.
UNICEF has written on Twitter on Wednesday, February 9, to express its concern over the rising number of malnourished children in the country and called for more attention.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says a two-year-old Afghan girl named Soria, whom they treated two weeks ago, has now returned to hospital with malnutrition.
UNICEF said the girl is being treated.
UNICEF also said in December that Afghanistan needed more humanitarian assistance than ever before to prevent maternal and child mortality.
The organization said that with the onset of winter, many families are unable to provide food for their children and the persistence of this situation has worried many Afghans.
Earlier, the United Nations said that 2.3 million Afghan children were currently at serious risk of malnutrition.
In other news, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that it will continue its support and cooperation in health sector in the country.
The organization added that there are currently more than 2300 health centers operating across Afghanistan and the World Health Organization, UNICEF and other foundations are supporting these hospitals.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in recent months they have provided salaries to all healthcare workers and provided medicines and other necessary medical equipment to the hospitals.
The organization stressed that it is working with its partners to provide healthcare services or to keep hospitals.
