W. Bahr el Ghazal alarmed by cases of malnourished children
September 22, 2015 (WAU) – The health ministry in South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal state has distributed protein foods to more than 300 malnourished children.
The centres have been earmarked to cater for over 300 children lacking food nutrition.
“We at the hospital here are controlling malnourishment, which occurred to children under 6-59 months with an initiative of giving plumy and milk to the children,” he said.
Wau hospital alone, Gabriel further disclosed, currently hosts 154 malnourished children.
He also said that the health ministry was currently introducing health education to the mothers handling children to ensure they handle the distributed items responsibly.
“Plumy nut is an unmixed food, but mainly a multi treatment [administered] to children facing malnourish. We want to tell our people that we are not giving out food but we are giving out treatment to such children. This is because many people are coming in look for plumy nut as food and this is not a case,” Gabriel told Sudan Tribune.
He advised mothers not to sell the plumy nut in markets and instead feed their children.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) funded the program in collaboration with the state government.
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