1 out of 3 children is malnourished due to coalition siege: Health Minister

SANAA, Oct. 6 (YPA) – Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Taha al-Mutawakil, on Friday said one out of three children under the age of five in Yemen is malnourished as a result of the siege of Saudi-led coalition on the country.

“Eight out of nine children suffer from anemia, and about one million women of childbearing age or married suffer from malnutrition,” the minister said in a statement.

He added that a child dies in Yemen every 15 minutes due to inflammation and lack of medicines.

The Minister called on international humanitarian organizations to contribute actively and cooperate with the Health Ministry in finding an integrated and lasting therapeutic vision to ensure the elimination of the malnutrition disease.

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