At least 1,900 children under 5 have died from malnutrition in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region in the last year, according to a study conducted by regional health officials and seen by the Associated Press. Western Tigray, which is under the control of forces from the neighboring Amhara region, was not included in the survey. The children of families living in urban areas are especially at risk of malnutrition, as their parents don’t have farmland to grow food, Tigrayan health officials say. But nearly one month later, only four convoys of around 80 food trucks have entered the region. Some health officials in Tigray say they simply don’t have enough supplies to treat many patients they encounter.

Source: Ethiopian News April 21, 2022 07:19 UTC