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MSF Reports Over 600 Malnourished Nigerian Children Died in Six Months
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Abuja, 26 Jul (Latin Press) The non-governmental organization, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), today alerted to a crisis of malnutrition in northern Nigeria. The post Médecins Sans Frontières alerts to malnutrition crisis in Nigeria first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
Cases of the most severe and deadly form of malnutrition in children increased by 208 percent between January and June compared to the same period last year.
MSF Reports Over 600 Malnourished Nigerian Children Died in Six Months
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on July 26, 2025, reported that over 600 malnourished children in Nigeria died between January and June 2025, highlighting a severe humanitarian crisis. The data, gathered from MSF-supported facilities in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states, part of the northeast conflict zone, showed 2,300 severe acute malnutrition (SAM) cases, with a 26% mortality rate among those under five. The organization attributed the deaths to…
Over 600 children have died of malnutrition in the past six months in northern Nigeria. The region is "confronted with an alarming malnutrition crisis," reported Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
More than 600 malnourished children have died in northern Nigeria in the past six months because they were denied proper care due to a halt in foreign aid, the medical charity says. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said northern Nigeria, which is struggling with insurgency, was “currently facing an alarming malnutrition crisis.” Cases of the most severe and deadly form of malnutrition in children rose by 208 percent between January and June compar…
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