15 malnourished infants in Padang

15 malnourished infants in Padang

PADANG, West Sumatra: Fifteen severely malnourished infants
were found by a nutrition monitoring team here this week.

Antara reported that eight infants were discovered on Friday
in Padang Pariamanan regency and seven infants were found earlier
this week.

"They suffer from marasmic kwashiorkor," Winardi, an official
at a health agency, said of the eight infants discovered on
Friday.

Winardi, in charge of aid disbursement, urged further
investigations into the cases.

The eight infants, between the ages of four months and three
years, had an average weight of 6.5 kilograms.

The infants were Kasandra, 3; Rayatna, 2; Fitri, 1; Agnes
Yolanda, 2; Ahmad Khaira, 4 months; Fitra, 1; Riska Mayusri, 1;
and Azira, 1.