Increase in malnutrition and decrease in World Food Program aid in Afghanistan

According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency, “Muna Sheikh” in charge of the World Food Program’s nutrition department in Afghanistan stated that this organization has reduced the distribution of aid to families, which causes an increase in the number of malnourished people in Afghanistan.

On the other hand, the World Food Program also wrote on the X channel that last year, the number of malnourished patients visiting the organization’s clinics in some areas of Afghanistan increased by three times.

There are 700 active health centers that provide treatment services for malnourished women and children.

This official of the World Food Program noted that last year we expected the number of malnourished pregnant and lactating women to reach 800,000, but this figure is lower than what we saw in the clinics. It increased to 1.2 million people and it is likely to increase this year. has expressed concern in Afghanistan.

According to the statistics of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), this year nearly 24 million people in Afghanistan need humanitarian aid. have.

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