A 13 days old baby of a Syrian family living as refugees in Yalova, Turkey was reported to die from malnutrition

Two of the over 3 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Muhammad and İman Kadah have been struggling for life in a hovel they built with other families in Yalova, Turkey. According to the couple, their 13 days old baby was refusing to be breastfed and they could not afford to buy any baby food.

The family reported that the baby had been continually crying, but they suspected when he stopped. When they checked on him, they realised that the baby died. According to the family, the baby died from malnutrition; Turkish officials took the baby to a mortuary of a public hospital to investigate the cause of the baby’s death.