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Malnutrition

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Programme
22 January 2018
Nutrition
Good nutrition for the most vulnerable children and mothers
On 23rd October 2022, 4 month old Farahnaz's height is measured at the UNICEF-supported provincial hospital in Nili, Daikundi Province, central Afghanistan.    18 year old Tahira, Farahnaz's mother (on right), brought Farahnaz to the hospital to be screened for malnutrition.
Article
14 May 2023
Four steps to deliver results for malnourished children
With 1 in 5 children under five living in urban areas of Afghanistan, UNICEF pioneers initiative to tackle malnutrition with the European Union
Rana, a 12-month-old baby girl, is checked by the mobile health and nutrition team in Deh Sabz District, Kabul, Afghanistan. She has been suffering from severe acute malnutrition but is recovering well after receiving therapeutic food.
Press release
03 August 2022
Government of Germany, through KfW, contributes €20 million to ensure better nutrition of children and women in Afghanistan
With this contribution, UNICEF will provide better access to nutrition services for over 920,000 children under 5, over 315,000 adolescent girls, and over 368,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women
Document
17 May 2022
Pashto - World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children - UNICEF

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Document
17 May 2022
Dari - World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children - UNICEF

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Dari (PDF, 212 KB)
Document
17 May 2022
Pashto - World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children - UNICEF

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Pashto (PDF, 216 KB)
On 12 February 2022 in southern Afghanistan, a child gets his upper arm circumference measured with a MUAC (Mid-upper arm circumference) tape, as part of a malnutrition screening at a UNICEF-supported health facility in the Kandahar province.
Press release
17 May 2022
World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children - UNICEF
Soaring food prices driven by the war in Ukraine and pandemic-fuelled budget cuts set to drive up both need for, and cost of life-saving therapeutic food treatment, the latter by up to 16 per cent
Safa, 7 months old, is suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Her parents have brought her for treatment at the nutrition department in Mirza Mohammad Khan Comprehensive Health Center (CHC), Kandahar City. Safa is now in her third visit to the CHC, with her mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measuring 10 cm, an improvement from 9 cm during her last visit.
Blog post
29 March 2022
Flattening a green floor for her daughter’s future
A mother fights for Safa’s life at a UNICEF-supported nutrition clinic in Afghanistan
two-year-old Fatima has her nutritional status screened using MUAC at Bab-e-Bargh health centre where UNICEF-supported immunization, health, nutrition and ante/post-natal care continue to be provided in Herat city’s largest health clinic.
Press release
10 March 2022
Government of Japan provides crucial support to UNICEF health, nutrition and protection interventions in Afghanistan
The generous contribution will help increase equitable coverage of lifesaving emergency services for nearly 69,000 children and their parents
Malnutrition picture
Photo essay
07 February 2022
At just five months old, Ehsan's life was in danger...
But his life was saved when UNICEF provided emergency therapeutic food to malnourished children across Afghanistan
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