An estimated 10.4 million children in seven countries, including Nigeria, will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said during a statement on Wednesday., UNICEF is concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children as 2021 is reaching. It is projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021 in those countries,” the statement said, citing the affected countries as Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nigeria, Burkina Faso , Mali, Niger, Sudan, South Sudan and Yemen.
For 2021, UNICEF has assured ongoing insecurity within the DRC. It is based on socio-economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and limited access to essential services will end in an estimated 3.3 million children, under five, who will suffer from acute malnutrition next year. In Northeast Nigeria, quite 800,000 children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition, including almost 300,000 who are estimated to be at imminent risk of death.
Data source: All Africa news
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