Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
IANS November 2, 2013 Last Updated at 07:32 IST
Guatemala admits death of 88 kids from malnutrition
Guatemala City, Nov 2 (IANS/EFE) The Guatemalan government has acknowledged that 88 children, less than five years of age, have died in this Central American country this year so far from severe malnutrition, a scourge that affects 49 percent of minors here.
The latest case was reported Thursday in the indigenous community of Purulha in the northern province of Baja Verapaz, where a nine-month-old boy died of dehydration after suffering diarrhoea and vomiting for over 12 hours.
This minor had been rescued four months ago by the presidential office of food security and taken to a public hospital, but the parents removed him and took him home before doctors were ready to release him.
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http://www.business-standard.com/ar...88-kids-from-malnutrition-113110200059_1.html
Guatemala admits death of 88 kids from malnutrition
Guatemala City, Nov 2 (IANS/EFE) The Guatemalan government has acknowledged that 88 children, less than five years of age, have died in this Central American country this year so far from severe malnutrition, a scourge that affects 49 percent of minors here.
The latest case was reported Thursday in the indigenous community of Purulha in the northern province of Baja Verapaz, where a nine-month-old boy died of dehydration after suffering diarrhoea and vomiting for over 12 hours.
This minor had been rescued four months ago by the presidential office of food security and taken to a public hospital, but the parents removed him and took him home before doctors were ready to release him.
...
http://www.business-standard.com/ar...88-kids-from-malnutrition-113110200059_1.html