WHO treats 30+ Malnourished children Monthly in Herat, Afghanistan
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The World Health Organization (WHO) supports a malnutrition treatment center in Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan, where doctors treat over 30 children each month.
The center addresses not only severe malnutrition but also other childhood illnesses. The European Union provides funding for this facility, which is one of 31 severe acute malnutrition centers operating across nine Afghan provinces. The WHO reported this information on October 22, as the United Nations recently warned about rising acute malnutrition throughout Afghanistan.
Projections estimate over four million Afghan children will require treatment for malnutrition in 2027. The number of Afghan provinces facing critical malnutrition levels is also increasing, rising from seven to ten provinces, and is expected to reach fourteen by 2027.
