Growing Concerns Mount Over Increase In Poverty And Malnutrition Among Women And Children In Afghanistan

The United Nations World Food Programme in Afghanistan has issued a warning regarding the increasing malnutrition rates among women and children in the country, as reported by Khaama Press. According to the report, admissions for malnutrition in Kabul have tripled over the past three years.

The UN agency has expressed concern that the situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating due to the surge in malnutrition. One of the primary reasons attributed to the rise in malnutrition is the reduction in humanitarian aid supplies to the nation.

Mishro, a nurse at a malnutrition ward, highlighted a decline in the mental and psychological health of women over the past two years, as well as the escalating number of malnutrition cases in Afghanistan, as reported by Khaama Press. She emphasized the insufficient capacity to accommodate these patients and noted that malnourished mothers have contributed to their children’s malnutrition.

“For women who are malnourished, the situation is not good in 50 per cent of cases,” she continued.

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