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Report: Global Malnutrition Kills 5 Children per Minute

HeadlineFeb 16, 2012

A new report has found that malnutrition is a “hidden crisis” that kills five children around the world every minute. The group, Save the Children, says nearly half-a-billion children worldwide are at risk of permanent damage over the next 15 years from chronic malnutrition. The group also reports that malnutrition affects one-in-four children globally.

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