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Iraqi children worse off since war

Iraq: Restore public health system for malnourished children

BAGHDAD, 25 May 2003 - UNICEF recently conducted a rapid assessment survey to determine the current rate of malnutrition among children under the age of five, with the results being released 10 days ago.

The results showed that acute malnutrition among children had almost doubled since before the war, jumping from 4 per cent to 7.7 per cent. Children who are acutely malnourished are literally wasting away, and for severe cases their condition can be fatal. Acute malnutrition sets in very fast and is a strong indicator of the overall health of children.

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  1. dmharper Says:
    October 25th, 2005 at 9:47 am

    wonder of slobadan milosivic had numbers like that under his belt when he was accused of “ethnic cleansing”.