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Bbc, con i Talebani al potere 3,2 milioni di bimbi malnutriti

epa11530594 An Afghani child receives medical treatment at Mirwais Regional Hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 06 August 2024. Officials at Mirwais Regional Hospital in Kandahar report a surge in malnourished children, with around 300 cases in the past month. UNICEF highlights that fewer than two-thirds of infants in Afghanistan are exclusively breastfed during their first six months, stressing the need for nutritional supplements like fruits and vegetables afterward. To address this, UNICEF, in collaboration with the EU, is implementing programs to teach cooking and healthy meal preparation, along with providing nutrition counseling to mothers. Amid a severe humanitarian crisis, these efforts aim to improve infant nutrition and breastfeeding rates, which could save over 820,000 children's lives annually, as noted by UNICEF and the WHO. The Ministry of Public Health has reached 2.5 million mothers to raise awareness about infant nutrition, underscoring the importance of sustained support and education for optimal child health. EPA/QUDRATULLAH RAZWAN
epa11530594 An Afghani child receives medical treatment at Mirwais Regional Hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 06 August 2024. Officials at Mirwais Regional Hospital in Kandahar report a surge in malnourished children, with around 300 cases in the past month. UNICEF highlights that fewer than two-thirds of infants in Afghanistan are exclusively breastfed during their first six months, stressing the need for nutritional supplements like fruits and vegetables afterward. To address this, UNICEF, in collaboration with the EU, is implementing programs to teach cooking and healthy meal preparation, along with providing nutrition counseling to mothers. Amid a severe humanitarian crisis, these efforts aim to improve infant nutrition and breastfeeding rates, which could save over 820,000 children's lives annually, as noted by UNICEF and the WHO. The Ministry of Public Health has reached 2.5 million mothers to raise awareness about infant nutrition, underscoring the importance of sustained support and education for optimal child health. EPA/QUDRATULLAH RAZWAN
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ROMA, 09 SET - La malnutrizione acuta infantile, una piaga che affligge l'Afghanistan da decenni, innescata da 40 anni di guerra, ha oramai raggiunto un livello senza precedenti con 3,2 milioni di bambini che lottano per la vita. E' il toccante reportage della Bbc dall'ospedale regionale di Jalalabad, nella provincia orientale di Nangarhar. Con foto e testimonianze, l'emittente britannica punta a scuotere le coscienze. Settecento bambini sono morti negli ultimi sei mesi in quell'ospedale, più di tre al giorno, afferma il dipartimento di sanità pubblica dei talebani a Nangarhar. Un numero impressionante, ma ci sarebbero stati molti più decessi se questa struttura non fosse stata mantenuta in funzione dai finanziamenti della Banca Mondiale e dell'Unicef. Fino ad agosto 2021, i fondi internazionali forniti direttamente al governo precedente finanziavano quasi tutta l'assistenza sanitaria pubblica in Afghanistan. Da quando i talebani hanno preso il potere, i soldi sono stati bloccati a causa delle sanzioni internazionali contro di loro. Questo ha innescato un crollo dell'assistenza sanitaria.

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