Malnutrition up in Ujungpandang

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. (30)