The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says child malnutrition in Afghanistan is at critical levels and that aid shortages are limiting healthcare access. WFP reports that health workers are turning away many children and mothers because they lack sufficient support and supplies. It says this affects six in seven people who are in need. WFP also indicates that child wasting, described as the deadliest form of malnutrition, has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces. According to WFP’s country director in Afghanistan, John Aylieff, speaking at a briefing in Geneva, the number of children being admitted to health centres is rising sharply, highlighting increased demand for treatment. The reports attribute the worsening situation in part to reductions or constraints in assistance reaching frontline services. Overall, WFP’s assessment links escalating malnutrition indicators with operational gaps that prevent clinics from caring for all who require help.
WFP says Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid shortages force clinics to turn away patients
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says child malnutrition in Afghanistan is at critical levels and that aid shortages are limiting healthcare access. WFP reports that health workers are tu...
- WFP reports child malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached critical levels.
- WFP says aid shortages are forcing clinics to turn away children and mothers who need care.
- WFP estimates that six in seven people in need are not receiving admission to services.
- WFP says child wasting is at critical levels in one-third of Afghanistan’s provinces.
- WFP’s country director says admissions to health centres are rising sharply.
Child malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached critical levels and aid shortages are forcing health workers to turn away millions of children and mothers — six in seven of those in need — the U.N. World Food Programme said on Tuesday.
33 minutes agoGENEVA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Child malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached critical levels and aid shortages are forcing health workers to turn away millions of children and mothers — six in seven of those in need —the U.N. World Food Programme said on Tuesday.Child wasting, the deadliest form of malnutrition,has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan's provinces, while the number of children being admitted to health centres is rising sharply, WFP's country director in Afghanistan, John Aylieff,told reporters in Geneva.
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