child malnutrition

Child deaths in Afghanistan are rising as food distributions face cuts, according to the U.N. World Food Program. Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of the country’s provinces.

Bayelsa and UNICEF have launched a project to combat child malnutrition. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is also a partner in the initiative.

Child malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached critical levels, with aid shortages forcing health workers to turn away six in seven children and mothers in need. A third of the country's provinces report critical child wasting cases, and admissions to health centers are rising sharply, according to the U.N. World Food Programme's country director in Afghanistan, John Aylieff.

South Africa's food system is failing children, leading to widespread child malnutrition. Stunting, which affects physical growth and brain development, limits children's education and employment prospects.

Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached 'alarming' levels according to a new survey, linked to the end of USAID funding for nutrition programs. The survey is the largest ever conducted on under-fives in the country, raising concerns about reversing progress in reducing child mortality.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned of a worsening child malnutrition crisis in Kebbi State, Nigeria, as cases of severe acute malnutrition rise, putting thousands of children at risk.