Health secretary of Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, says 59 children in hospital, 45 of them from the Yanomami people
Marcelo Yanomami, an Indigenous man, holds his child, 4, in a hammock, at the special yard for indigenous people of the Santo Antonio Children's Hospital, in Boa Vista, Roraima state, Brazil.Marcelo Yanomami, an Indigenous man, holds his child, 4, in a hammock, at the special yard for indigenous people of the Santo Antonio Children's Hospital, in Boa Vista, Roraima state, Brazil.Last modified on Fri 27 Jan 2023 22.
Dozens of Indigenous children suffering from malnutrition and acute diseases have been hospitalised in northern, with relatives in hammocks holding their emaciated frames in scenes that underscore the gravity of a public health crisis. The health secretary of Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, said on Friday that 59 Indigenous children were currently at the only pediatric hospital in the state, 45 of them from the Yanomami people. Eight were under intensive care.
That compares to a total 703 hospitalisations in all of last year, the secretary said, noting that most children have been taken to hospital for acute diarrhea, gastroenterocolitis, malnutrition, pneumonia and malaria. Brazil’s government last week declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory, the country’s largest indigenous reservation, after reports of children dying of malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining.
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