FARAH (Pajhwok): A total of 450 malnourished children were hospitalized for treatment in western Farah province during the past one month, health officials said on Wednesday.
Doctor Salahuddin, a health worker in Farah provincial hospital, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “A total of 450 malnourished children were admitted for treatment during the last month, 206 were in acute malnutrition condition, while seven of them died.”
Salahuddin added 68 of the children had been discharged from the hospital after being treated and the rest remained hospitalized and were receiving treatment.
He said most possible cause for the higher number of such patients . . .
