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More than 7,000 under-fives in Gaza put in malnutrition recovery in two-week period


Unicef says it expects total for August to exceed 15,000 new patients, more than seven times February figure

More than 7,000 children under the age of five were put on recovery programmes for acute malnutrition at clinics run by Unicef in Gaza in just two weeks of last month, figures reveal.

The overall total for August is being compiled by Unicef but is expected to exceed 15,000 new patients, more than seven times the total in February.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/06/unicef-under-5s-recovery-programmes-acute-malnutrition-gaza

Author : Jason Burke International security correspondent

Publish date : 2025-09-06 14:00:00

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