Malnutrition up in Ujungpandang

Mon, 02 Aug 1999, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Malnutrition has affected 11,666
children here, with 15 infants dying as a consequence in the
province in July, the office of the health ministry here has
revealed.

Ministry data revealed that 117 infants required immediate
hospital treatment.

The worst cases were found in the capital, Ujungpandang, with
648 cases, followed by Mamuju regency with 325 cases.

Head of the ministry office M. Akib Kamaluddin said a lack of
knowledge about nutritious food worsened the situation, with many
parents, hard hit by the crisis, unable to buy sufficient food.
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