ArticleCureus2025
Syria's Silent Emergency: Childhood Malnutrition as a Threat to National Recovery.
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Childhood malnutrition in Syria has become an underrecognized threat to the country's recovery. Recent data indicate high rates of anemia and stunting among children under five years, especially in rural areas, reversing global progress and undermining both physical and cognitive development. These deficits carry long-term economic consequences, including reduced productivity and persistent intergenerational poverty. The crisis is preventable. Syria once maintained a national food-fortification program, and similar efforts in neighboring countries have demonstrated effectiveness even under economic strain. Reintroducing fortified bread, still the country's main staple, would offer a low-cost, high-impact intervention capable of improving child health on a large scale and restoring public confidence. Addressing malnutrition is therefore not only a public-health priority but also a critical step toward national recovery and the future stability of Syria's next generation.
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