The crisis has plunged over half of the population into poverty. This week five children died from malnutrition in Tucuman province alone.

A four-year-old child, Pablo, is brought to hospital suffering from malnutrition

Argentine child

The crisis has hit the weakest members of society hardest

The conditions that some children are living in have shocked the nation

Argentina was once a fertile exporter of food but now some children are surviving on meals provided by charity

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