malnutrition
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International medical charity Doctors Without Borders now manages roughly one-third of Gaza's 2,300 hospital beds, while all five stabilisation centres for children suffering from severe malnutrition are supported by international NGOs.
From Barron's
She was later diagnosed with malnutrition from her poor intake of food.
From BBC
We’ve seen harrowing pictures of mass starvation and malnutrition in Africa caused by a widespread food deficit.
Then once a child is born, external factors such as malnutrition or disease can affect the likelihood that they reach their full height potential.
From Los Angeles Times
The officials also said they don’t have enough therapeutic food to treat children with severe malnutrition, and that pregnancy complications are on the rise because expectant mothers have difficulties reaching hospitals.
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