July 26, 2009
Kabul, Afghanistan
In Afghanistan today one out of every four children dies before they reach five years of age. These are the worst health indicators ever recorded. Most mothers are malnourished and therefor cannot produce breast milk. Salt is not iodized. There is very little access to fresh fruits and vegetables in most of the country. To roll out a vaccination program here requires three times the normal dosage of vaccines because nobody has a strong immune system.
Yet strangely childhood obesity is on the rise. Obese children are still usually malnourished here. However there is a program through Save the Children-USA and various NGO's - to educate children on healthy eating and hygiene. A little magazine called PARVAS is disseminated to children throughout the country. These children take the magazine home and read it to their parents - and together they are all learning to read.
How strange that Childhood Obesity is happening everywhere in the world.
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