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Severe Malnutrition Crisis Looms in East Africa and Nigeria

8/29/2025

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Save the Children alerts that Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia, and South Sudan are at high risk of severe malnutrition due to dwindling emergency food supplies.
In Nigeria, around 3.5 million children lack access to therapeutic food.
The World Food Programme warns of possible closures of nutrition centers, impacting 300,000 malnourished children in Nigeria.
Major donor funding cuts, including from the U.S., significantly affect global nutrition support.

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Story summary

Save the Children alerts that Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia, and South Sudan are at high risk of severe malnutrition due to dwindling emergency food supplies.
In Nigeria, around 3.5 million children lack access to therapeutic food.
The World Food Programme warns of possible closures of nutrition centers, impacting 300,000 malnourished children in Nigeria.
Major donor funding cuts, including from the U.S., significantly affect global nutrition support.