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Malnourished Somali Children Face Crisis Amid Aid Cuts

10/18/2025

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Story summary

In Baidoa, Somalia, mothers bring malnourished children to emergency feeding centers where nurses assess them.
Many children are severely ill and require urgent care.
Six months ago community health workers provided swift free assistance.
The decline in care, attributed to foreign aid cuts by the Trump administration that dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), leaves more children arriving in critical condition.

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Story summary

In Baidoa, Somalia, mothers bring malnourished children to emergency feeding centers where nurses assess them.
Many children are severely ill and require urgent care.
Six months ago community health workers provided swift free assistance.
The decline in care, attributed to foreign aid cuts by the Trump administration that dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), leaves more children arriving in critical condition.