Malnutrition Curses The Children of Venezuela

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22 December 2019 09:08 WIB

Francys Rivero holds her two-month-old son Kenai, who has been diagnosed with malnutrition, while he receives a blood test at a clinic in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, August 14, 2019. Venezuela's economic crisis is taking a crippling toll on the country's children, who face a growing risk of malnutrition as basic food is increasingly out of reach for many families. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

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Sonia, seven moths old, who has diarrhoea and is underweight according to her mother, rests on a bed after bathing at her house in Barquisimeto, Venezuela August 16, 2019. The public health system, notoriously short of medicine and other standard supplies, is unable to provide much succor, and aid groups struggle to bridge the gap. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

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Francys Rivero holds her two-month old son Kenai, who has been diagnosed with malnutrition, while they wait for Kenai to receive tests at a clinic in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, August 14, 2019. Between 2013 and 2018, according to the United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, 13% of the country's children suffered from malnutrition. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

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Adelaida Marquez, 25, carries her 15-month-old son Javier, who has been diagnosed with malnutrition, at the house of her sister-in-law where they are staying whilst they receive medical treatment in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, August 15, 2019. When Marquez saw her son Javier showing signs of malnourishment, a local hospital told her to give him tea made from boiled herbs and to keep him hydrated. He continued to lose weight. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

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Sonia Suarez who is 10-months-old and recovering after being hospitalised for malnutrition according to her mother, rests on a bed at her house in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

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