{With 6.5 million people – a third of the population – in Malawi facing acute food shortage, UNICEF has committed to continue vital nutrition support for the country’s 300,000 children who are at risk of malnutrition in the current emergency.}<\/p>\n
The UN agency has just completed a mass screening of under five children, and reached 1.3 million childrenacross 25 districts in the country.<\/p>\n
UNICEF started the campaign in early November, reaching 1.3 million of the targeted 1.8 million children.<\/p>\n
Statistics show that cases of children admitted with either severe or moderate acute malnutrition in the country’s health centres have increased from 43,891 to71,019 representing a 62 percent jump in admissions over 5 months, compared to same period last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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