Children die due to malnutrition; A medical emergency in the Yanomami region of Brazil
Brasilia: The Ministry of Health has declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami region of Brazil after children died due to malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining.
President Lula da Silva’s order in this regard was released on Friday.
It is the largest indigenous region in Brazil, bordering Venezuela
The Yanomami. Government sources said that the state of emergency was declared with the aim of restoring the health services needed by the people here.
According to reports, the Yanomami health situation worsened during the administration of former President Bolsonaro.
President Lula also visited the Yanomami Health Center in Boa Vista, Roraima state, on Saturday after photos emerged of very tired children, women and elderly men.
“Rather than a humanitarian crisis, what I saw in Roraima was genocide. A premeditated crime against the Yanomami.
More than a humanitarian crisis, what I saw in Roraima was a genocide. A premeditated crime against the Yanomami, committed by a government insensitive to the suffering of the Brazilian people.
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— Lula (@LulaOficial) January 22, 2023
“A crime committed by a government (former Bolsonaro government) that has no compassion or understanding for the suffering of the people,” Lula tweeted.
The government has also announced various food packages for the Yanomami.
During the four years of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration, 570 Yanomami children died of preventable diseases, Amazon journalism platform Sumauma reported.
Malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and disabilities caused by the mercury used by gold miners mainly affected children.
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