ASADABAD (Pajhwok): The number of children suffering from malnutrition in eastern Kunar province has increased now compared to the past, an official said on Sunday.
Dr. Shahabuddin, head of the Malnutrition Section at the Public Health Department, said the previous year (1399 solar year) 32,665 children suffered from malnutrition registered with them.
Last year, (1,400) solar year 55,296 children suffered from malnutrition, he added.
He said 10 percent of these children suffered from superficial malnutrition who did not need hospitalization, eighteen percent suffered from medium malnutrition and 12 percent were in critical condition.
He did not say . . .
