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Stories for January 8th 2015

  • Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 00:42 UTC

    Argentina shocked over the death of indigenous child of malnutrition and TB

    Seven year old Nestor spent the last forty days of his life in hospital, but never managed to recover (Pic Clarin)

    Argentina is in state of shock following the death of a seven-year old aborigine of malnutrition which turned into a complicated case of TB. The child belonged to the Qom indigenous community in Chaco, northern Argentina that has been forced to a life of deprivation and despair because on ongoing battles over the possession of reservation lands.

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