There are also malnutrition issues to be considered, as well as attachment problems.
The agencies operating in the camp have "already taken measures to improve the overall hygiene" and "additional efforts have been in place since the beginning of the year to treat malnutrition issues responding to this critical situation," he added.
Together with local health and nutrition experts in Tonga and Fiji, innovators will be using cutting-edge storytelling technologies, like virtual reality, and gamification, to draw attention to malnutrition issues in the South Pacific and help restore pride in traditional diets.
A team of specialists is also working with local authorities and health centres to strengthen their capacity to address health and malnutrition issues facing children and lactating and pregnant women.
FIRST provided the technical assistance to the Government of Afghanistan to address the food insecurity and malnutrition issues through the operationalization and institutionalization of AFSeN-A in Afghanistan.
Among the challenges to the CRC in Kazakhstan, Singer named the high number of children in institutions, the high child and maternal mortality rates, malnutrition, the issue of stigmatization of HIV-positive children and the issue of inclusion of children with special needs in educational and development programmes.
Most countries in the region are facing the double burden of malnutrition and issues of food safety; therefore the need for effectively implementing dietary guidelines is becoming more important than ever.
However, there is agreement that malnutrition is an issue of critical importance around the globe.
"Malnutrition was an issue in the district even before the earthquake, as 34 per cent of children were underweight," explains UNICEF's Nutrition Officer in Abbotabad, Dr. Bilal Ahmed.
Still, hunger and malnutrition remain an issue, he said, noting that 14 of the 17 globally agreed Sustainable Development Goals are related to this area.
