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Hunger-stricken Gazan kids could be permanently affected, WHO warns
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleMalnutrition rates are rising in Gaza and hunger could have lasting impacts on “an entire generation,” the World Health Organization’s representative for the Palestinian Territories says.
Rik Peeperkorn said he had seen children in clinics who looked years younger than their age.
“Without enough nutritious food, clean water and access to health care, an entire generation will be permanently affected,” Peeperkorn tells a press briefing by video link from Deir al-Balah inside the Strip, warning of poor health, stunting and impaired cognitive development.
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