Nearly a third of children in Sudan malnourished - report
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June 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese health ministry issued a
report this week which found that 33% of children in the country are
chronically malnourished while one in every twenty children is
suffering from acute malnourishment.
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Displaced children from Abu Kershola rest at school center in
Al-Rahaad at North Kordofan State May 28, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed
Nureldin Abdallah)
The report also showed that there are 78 out of every 1,000 children
who perish due to malnutrition adding that the nutrition situation in
Sudan is characterized by "acute malnutrition" levels reaching 16.4 %
which is above the global ratio of 15%.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Essam El-Din Muhammad
Abdallah attributed the prevalence of malnutrition in the country to
water pollution and the dietary behavior of the population.
The figures included in the report revealed that less than 30% of the
population use sanitation facilities while only 60% drink properly
treated water.
Abdallah disclosed that the ministry created a chart containing
malnutrition indicators and its implications with solutions put
forward and presented to the Sudanese cabinet.
The report mentioned that lack of security in some states has impacted
livelihoods of the people due to ongoing conflicts and displacement
that ensued.
It noted that the economic instability following the secession of
South Sudan in July 2011 has raised prices of consumer goods and hence
made more families live below the poverty line.
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