Nearly 480,000 children suffering from malnutrition in Kenya
According to the World Health Organization, as of the end of June, about 10.8 million children and nearly 1 million pregnant and lactating women were acutely malnourished and in need of treatment in the Horn of Africa.
PREMIUM Health
The malnutrition cases stemmed from adverse climate events, low incomes and poor healthcare-seeking behavior. (File photo)
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
Some 479,498 children under the age of five in Kenya's 23 arid areas are facing acute malnutrition and need treatment, the country's National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) said