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‘ Worst Malnutrition Crisis In Over 15 Years: 33 000 Severely Malnourished Minors’ -Unicef

Posted on March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Zimbabwe faces its worst malnutrition crisis in 15 years, with tens of thousands of children requiring urgent treatment, UNICEF said on Tuesday as the government announced four million people need food aid. Poor rains induced by the El Nino weather phenomenon have hampered food production, and diminishing reserves have left many people in rural parts of Zimbabwe short of essential supplies. The number of hungry families doubled in the past eight months “as nearly 33…

11 Million Eastern & Southern Africa Children Face Hunger, Disease, & Water Shortages, Because Of Worst El Nino Weather In Decades,

Posted on November 11, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

AT least 11 million children in eastern and southern Africa face hunger, disease, and water shortages as a result of the strongest El Nino weather phenomenon in decades, the United Nations children’s fund said. Severe drought and floods are causing malnutrition and increasing children’s vulnerability to killer diseases such as malaria, diarrhoea, cholera, and dengue fever, Unicef said on Tuesday. “The consequences could ripple through generations unless affected communities receive support,” it said in a…