KABUL (SW) – The UN Children Fund has said in a fresh report that across Afghanistan, around 3.2 million children under five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition this year.
Earlier this month, UNIE warned that as the humanitarian crisis deepens in Afghanistan, the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul receives up to 8 cases each day of children suffering complications associated with severe acute malnutrition.
“It is my responsibility to help my people in their time of need,” said Head Nurse, Hasiba. Her & many health workers across Afghanistan selflessly buy medicines, using their own money, in an effort to help desperate parents”, tweeted thee UNICEF.
UNICEF launched its largest ever single-country appeal last year to urgently respond to the humanitarian needs of over 24 million people in Afghanistan, half of whom are children.
UNICEF’s appeal for US$2 billion is to help to avert the imminent collapse of health, nutrition, WASH, education and other vital social services for children and families.
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