Niger: Discovering the Impact of Malnutrition Among Children in Niger

press release

More than one million children in West Africa are at risk of acute malnourishment due to the drought, and this has effects beyond the immediate needs for sustenance. Malnutrition weakens the immune system and makes learning harder.

This year West Africa has been struck by a drought affecting more than 18 million people. And while many people suffer, the drought has a particularly dramatic effect on children.

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