UNICEF is concerned about low rates of breastfeeding in Ireland. Though it is proven to be the best way to feed a child, breastfeeding is difficult and women report a lack of support. We spoke to parents.
1. Malnutrition is a Leading Cause of Death Saba’s mother comforts her as she is recivies medical care at a UNICEF supported clinic in Yemen. Saba arrived to the clinic with severe acute malnutrition, fever diarrhoea. | Yemen| 2018 | Almahbash Every year three million children under the age of five die from undernutrition – … Continued
Ulla Kou Griffiths Senior Health & Immunisation Advisor, UNICEF An alarming trend Recently UNICEF and the World Health Organisation released new data that showed 20 million children worldwide, or more than 1 in 10, missed out on lifesaving vaccines for measles, diphtheria and tetanus in 2018. This continues an alarming global trend of stagnating – … Continued
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Right now, 400,000 children in Yemen are dangerously underweight and suffering from severe acute malnutrition. The ongoing war has caused economic instability and nationwide food shortages leaving the most vulnerable at risk. Saba, and thousands of the children like her, need life-saving therapeutic food, such as plumpy nut and fortified milk, to survive. Read Saba’s … Continued