KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Nearly 1950 malnourished children were brought to the children ward of Mirwais hospital in southern Kandahar province this solar year and 75 of them died, health officials said on Sunday.
They said the number of malnourished children was high but there were lack of beds and other facilities at the Mirwais hospital.
Dr. Mohammad Sadiq, the children ward in-charge, told Pajhwok Afghan News during an interview that they admitted 1734 malnourished children the previous year and 65 of them died and the rest recovered.
This solar year, he said, the number of children admitted to the hospital . . .
