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Maternal malnutrition in Gaza has devastating impact on babies: UN
Khaleej Times
|December 11, 2025
Alarming surge in number of babies born weighing less than 2.5kg in the Palestinian territory
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A girl suffering from severe malnutrition receives treatment in the paediatric ward at Al Aqa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip. Despite fewer births in the first half of 2025, 10 per cent of babies were born underweight during this period -- around 300 babies a month.
(REUTERS FILE)
Malnutrition among pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza Strip is having a “devastating domino effect” on thousands of newborns, the United Nations warned Tuesday.
Unicef, the UN children’s agency, flagged an alarming surge in the number of babies born weighing less than 2.5 kilogrammes (5.5 pounds) in the Palestinian territory.
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