According to UNICEF, over 1.1 million children are estimated to be acutely malnourished in the world’s youngest country, South Sudan. Before coronavirus pandemic, the UN had declared famine in some parts of the country. In face of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, experts believe the number of cases of malnutrition in children could double soon. At children’s hospital, in the country’s capital, Juba, the situation is described as worrying. Al Saba Children’s Hospital is filled to capacity. The hospital can hardly cope, according to the authorities. Our reporter Emmanuel Obeid has the story.
