KABUL (SW) – The UN Children Fund has said it aims to reach 12.9 million children with life-saving assistance in Afghanistan, but cannot achieve it without urgent support.
In a series of tweets, the UNICEF said across Afghanistan it supports over 1,900 health sub-centres. “That’s over 1,900 places where parents can find treatment for severe acute malnutrition & info on diet/health for their children. Moms can also get support & advice to breastfeed longer”, it tweeted.
UNICEF said in 2022, 1 in 2 Afghan children under 5 will suffer from severe acute malnutrition. “The needs of Afghanistan’s most vulnerable children & their families are unparalleled. @UNICEFAfg is responding with life-saving interventions like therapeutic food & access to health services”.
Earlier this month, the UN Children Fund (UNICEF) 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.
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