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Health

Child nutrition drops in Sri Lanka amid economic crisis

FILE PHOTO: A child looks out from his line home, amid the country's economic crisis, in Bogawantalawa, Sri Lanka, April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

The number of children grappling with various forms of undernutrition in Sri Lanka increased for the first time in at least six years in 2022, a government report and data from the health ministry indicate.

The island nation of 22 million people is struggling with soaring prices, including of food, largely caused by its worst economic crisis since it gained independence in 1948.

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