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Clear filtersHospital Warns of Protein-Deficiency Disease in Honduran Children
Hospital Escuela has alerted parents to kwashiorkor, a severe protein-deficiency malnutrition affecting Honduran children under five, which can cause abdominal swelling, hair changes, and weakened immunity; the facility reports treating up to three cases monthly.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Oct 14, 2026#malnutrition#kwashiorkor#child-healthSevere Malnutrition Returns to Honduran Children After Long Drought
Pediatricians in public hospitals are treating children under five with marasmus and kwashiorkor, severe acute malnutrition conditions not seen at these levels in decades, a direct result of four months of extreme drought triggered by the 'super El Niño' phenomenon.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Sep 27, 2026#malnutrition#drought#el-nino