Growing rates of malnourishment are compromising the health of a people battered by Israel’s war, preventing them from ever fully recovering. “People that would have had very treatable or curable conditions several months ago, are presenting with very advanced disease,” said Qureshi. Due to destroyed hospitals and medical labs, doctors from MSF and other aid organisations are unable to run …
Testimonies from parents of severely malnourished children, medics, IDPs and residents who beg for food suggest dramatic worsening of situation in Ethiopia’s war-hit region. “It became normal to spend four days eating nothing,” said Girmanesh, who like others tried to survive by eating sparingly whatever crops her relatives from Mekelle could donate. Everyone was like us.” Parents of severely malnourished …
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