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Somali women and children at risk of anemia
« on: April 14, 2012, 03:27:09 AM »

A recent study indicates that nearly half of all women and children in Somalia have anemia and Vitamin A deficiency.The study, conducted by the Food Security Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU-Somalia) in conjunction with the UN bodies such as UNICEF, WFP and WHO said about 50 percent of all women, 30 percent of all school aged children and 60 percent of children fewer than five were classified as anemic.

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Health_26/Somali_women_and_children_at_risk_of_anemia.shtml




 

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