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Nutrition

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Programme
22 January 2018
Nutrition
Good nutrition for the most vulnerable children and mothers
In Kunar Province, a doctor prescribes women and children medicine at a UNICEF supported mobile health team in Afghanistan.
Situation report
31 July 2023
UNICEF Afghanistan Mid-Year Humanitarian Situation Report
Situation Report #6 in 2023: January - June

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English (PDF, 554 KB)
Dari دری (PDF, 346 KB)
Pashto پشتو (PDF, 391 KB)
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
Sam and Parwana at Herat, Afghanistan
Article
06 November 2022
Parwana, one year on
One year ago, she was so severely malnourished, I feared she wouldn’t make it. Today, Parwana skips, giggles and nags her mum to get her to school on time.
On 13th June 2022, eleven year old Sadaf Samadi (centre) holds a bar of soap at the UNICEF-supported Fatah Girls School in Herat, Afghanistan.
Press release
13 September 2022
The United Kingdom contributes GBP 24 million to provide emergency support to children and women in Afghanistan
More than 1.6 million people will benefit from the provision of nutrition, water and sanitation, child and social protection services.
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
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
Danyal-Nutrition-Bamyan
Photo essay
13 December 2021
Life after severe acute malnutrition
Baby Danyal’s story
Tayebe_Mazar
Photo essay
27 July 2021
Nourishing her community: A day in the life of a working mum
A nutrition counsellor discusses the challenges of ensuring patients have a healthy diet