LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Local health officials say the number of children suffering from malnutrition in southern Helmand province has sharply increased.
Dr. BismillahAhmadzai, in charge of caring for malnourished children in MalikaSuraya Hospital in Lashkargah, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok Afghan News that 1,500 malnourished children were admitted to the hospital for treatment in the past six months.
He said that three of the children died, 720 recovered and 20 others sent to Kabul and Kandahar provinces for better treatment.
He said that 757 children were still being treated at MalikaSuraya Hospital.
"In the first 11 months of 1,400 . . .
