Cholera threat ‘close to a death sentence' for children with severe acute malnutrition in Haiti as food insecurity worsens
PORT-AU-PRINCE/PANAMA/NEW YORK, 14 October 2022 – Nearly 100,000 children under the age of five who are already suffering from severe acute malnutrition -also known as severe wasting - are especially vulnerable to the ongoing cholera outbreak affecting Haiti, UNICEF has warned. At a time when much of the country is facing growing food insecurity,…