KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year, a spokesman for the World Food Program said Thursday.

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In this community, as with many across Afghanistan, the overlapping crises of an economic crash, malnutrition and brutal weather have cut short any sense of relief after the long war finally ended ...

United Nations says people in Afghanistan are facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of unparalleled proportions. In a statement in Kabul, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Ramiz ...

GENEVA, November 12. /TASS/. At least one million children under five in Afghanistan are running the risk of dying of malnutrition without immediate treatment, World Health Organization (WHO ...

The World Health Organization has expressed apprehension that nearly one million children are at risk of dying from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this year. In a statement, WHO ...

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2008) that account for 90% of the world’s stunted children, and 32 smaller countries with rates of stunting and/or underweight greater than 20%. The country profiles focus on three key messages: 1.

The malnutrition rate in the region still stands at 45.9 per cent and is above the national figure of 35 per cent. County administration has been urged to adopt a multi-sectoral approach by ...

India, after all, is notorious for its high malnutrition rates -- higher than even sub-Saharan Africa. But lately, it's also a place where obesity has skyrocketed into a national crisis.