The Attorney General’s Office is alarmed by the high rates of infant mortality and morbidity and is calling for urgent action.Malnutrition and respiratory diseases are the main causes

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Bogota, District of Columbia November 7, 2023 (@PGN_COL) this Attorney General’s Office Ask current leaders 32 departments nationwide and provincial capital cities to take emergency measures Curbing high rates of infant mortality and morbidity This continues to happen in the country due to conditions such as malnutrition, Acute diarrheal diseases and acute respiratory infections.

According to what the control entity cited, the epidemiological data for the 43rd week of 2023 showed that, National Institutes of Health There were 299 notified cases reported in boys and girls under five years of age, including Died from malnutrition, among which, 202 cases were confirmed, most of which occurred in La Guajira, Choco, Cesar, AntiochBolivar and Magdalene, and the foreign child population, which together account for 62% of reported cases, Confirmed cases account for 74%.

In the same sense, acute respiratory infections are one of the highest causes of mortality in children, It’s Bogota, Foreign child population and the country’s six sectors, La Guajira, crash, Antioch, Target, Cup cake and Valle del Cauca, which have the highest number of cases 474 people have been notified and 237 have been confirmed.

public ministry He also pointed out that another worrying issue is the The pathology is acute diarrheal disease-EDA-

which, after acute respiratory infections, is the most relevant event in terms of infection levels among children under 5 years of age in Colombia and according to WHO and UNICEF, Directly related to access to essential services, e.g. Aqueduct and sewage. According to Immigration, of the 122 reported cases, there have been 74 confirmed deaths, the majority of which occurred in La Guajira, crash, SantanderRisalada, Casanare, Antioch and Test card.

For the Attorney General’s Office, there is only one Deaths due to these conditions This is a serious fact that shows that the public policies put in place by regions are not enough to stop them, especially since these dead reason Considered completely preventable.

Facing worrying things panoramic, The controlling entity urges national and regional entities to respond urgently and in a coordinated manner. this problem, Prevent violations from affecting the health and lives of others Boys and girls who suffer these scourges.

Finally, the Attorney General Defend the rights of children, young people, families and women Emphasizing the need for the country’s newly elected leaders to prioritize it in government programs Actions and plans Concentrate on overcoming the cause of the problem violate rights, Nutritional problems and other preventable conditions in affected children and adolescents (including their families and affected persons) The attorney general’s office is keeping watch.

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