Angola: Over 25,000 Children Diagnosed With Malnutrition in Huila

Lubango — At least 25,759 children under five years of age were diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition during the first semester of this year in Huila province, a rate of 13%, 4.9% lower than in the same period in 2024, the director of the provincial health office, Paulo Luvangamo told ANGOP.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines malnutrition as a nutritional imbalance caused by inadequate nutrient intake, resulting in weight and height deficits, a common condition in developing…