{"id":14951,"date":"2019-10-20T20:55:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T18:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=14951"},"modified":"2019-10-20T20:55:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T18:55:15","slug":"unicef-says-millions-are-suffering-from-malnutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-says-millions-are-suffering-from-malnutrition","title":{"rendered":"UNICEF Says Millions Are Suffering From Malnutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/\">United Nations<\/a> Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef), originally known as the United Nations International Children\u2019s Emergency Fund has said that millions of children are suffering from malnutrition in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>Unicef\u2019s recent report titled Children, Food and Nutrition suggests that only four in 100 children in the country are fed according to the minimum recommended diet.<\/p>\n<p>Malnutrition is attributed to drought and the deteriorating economic situation which has seen many families failing to get decent meals every day. The situation is hard especially for breastfeeding mothers who need food in order to provide adequate milk for their babies.<\/p>\n<p>The government has also acknowledged the prevalence of malnutrition in the country saying efforts were underway to address the issue. Representing Health and Child Care minister at the launch of the State of the World Children\u2019s report recently, nutrition intervention manager Ruth Machaka said:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef), originally known as the United Nations International Children\u2019s Emergency Fund has said that millions of children are suffering from malnutrition in Zimbabwe. Unicef\u2019s recent report titled Children, Food and Nutrition suggests that only four in 100 children in the country are fed according to the minimum recommended diet. 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