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August 7 2008
According to UNICEF, 46 percent of Yemeni children under five are underweight, 12 percent suffer from wasting, and 53 percent from stunting. Photo by Amira Al-Sharif
According to UNICEF, 46 percent of Yemeni children under five are underweight, 12 percent suffer from wasting, and 53 percent from stunting. Photo by Amira Al-Sharif
According to UNICEF, 46 percent of Yemeni children under five are underweight, 12 percent suffer from wasting, and 53 percent from stunting. Photo by Amira Al-Sharif
According to UNICEF, 46 percent of Yemeni children under five are underweight, 12 percent suffer from wasting, and 53 percent from stunting. Photo by Amira Al-Sharif
By: Yemen Times Staff
Despite the fact that over half of the Yemeni population is under the age of 16 years old, little is being done to ensure their prosperity through preventive health measures. Almost half of Yemeni children under five years old are underweight and more than a half are stunted, according to the Ministry of Health.

By celebrating World Breastfeeding Week, UNICEF Yemen joined all UNICEF offices around the world to advocate for breastfeeding as a main solution to help Yemeni children fight malnutrition. Naseem-Ur-Rehman, UNICEF in Yemen's chief communications and information officer, emphasized that the mass media has a responsibility to women and children to help bridge what he calls the information gap.

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