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News: Under five children dying of acute malnutrition in Tigray sharply increasing amid dire humanitarian crisis Mercy
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2/12
The Tigray regional health bureau said the number of under 5 children dying of acute malnutrition has increased by 28% between March & April amidst worsening humanitarian situation in the region.
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3/12
Mengsh Bahreslassie, nutrition coordinator at the bureau, told Addis Standard that acute malnutrition of children in Tigray is sharply increasing mainly due to the ongoing suspension of huma aid.
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4/12
“Children, especially those who are under five need nutritious foods such as fruits and dairy products,” Mengsh said, adding that in Tigray “children are dying from lack of such foods”.
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5/12
According to him, since the war broke out in Tigray in Nov 2020 at least 2,850 children have died in hospitals of acute malnutrition.
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Samantha Power UNICEF World Food Programme
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield UN Women Int'l Criminal Court Women & Child Development Department, MP USAID
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6/12
Out of the total 230 children died after the peace agreement was reached to end the war, he added. The figure excludes Western and parts of Southern Tigray.
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7/12
At the Ayder Referral Hospital in the capital Mekelle the number of children admitted to the hospital with malnutrition and the death rate have increased, Dr Simret Nigussie told Addis Standard.
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