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Children in northern Gaza are dying of malnutrition, anti-poverty charity ActionAid reports, as the humanitarian situation there continues to deteriorate by the day.
One in six children in the region suffer from acute malnutrition. Dr Hossam Abu Safiya, a pediatric consultant in Gaza, told ActionAid that children were dying due to lack of food and water.
" We have lost a significant number of children in recent days due to widespread malnutrition. We have registered many cases that have been admitted to intensive care. Most of the cases have come in a state of advanced dehydration and advanced nature of the disease and were caused by malnutrition ," he said.
ActionAid said some pregnant and breastfeeding women were also so malnourished that babies were being born underweight and with health problems. Dr Abu Safiya said that most of the births in the region are in a very critical situation.
" Unfortunately, there is no proper food for the mother and no proper food for the child. And the lack of supporting milk for the children leads to the deterioration of the children's health. We have lost a large number of children, especially in recent weeks. If there is no answer urgent, we will lose more and more" , he said.
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