Malnutrition claimed 18 lives in Ohangwena in 2024: Ndeitunga

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2025-02-13

EENHANA, 10 February 2025 - Ohangwena governor Sebastian Ndeitunga pictured at his office on Monday. (Photo: Maria David)NAMPA

EENHANA, 13 FEB (NAMPA) - The Ohangwena Region recorded 18 deaths due to malnutrition and starvation in 2024, Ohangwena Governor Sebastian Ndeitunga has said.
Ndeitunga in a recent interview with Nampa specified that the fatalities included four adults and 14 children.
In 2023, the Ohangwena Regional Council conducted a survey and identified 48 761 households across all 12 constituencies in the region in need of urgent drought relief assistance....

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