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West Africa: Malnourished to Remain Above One Million in 2013
UNIRIN, 20 December 2012
Despite good rains across much of the Sahel this year, 1.4 million children are expected to be malnourished - up from one million in 2013, according to the 2013 Sahel regional… Read more »
West Africa's Youth Malnourished
Approximately 1.4 million children in the Sahel region are expected to be malnourished in 2013 following several crises that left many families heavily in debt and without seeds to plant.
18 Years Old Ashta Mohamet and her daughter during a consultation by MSF nurse Jean Blaise Djedouboum at MSF's Ambulant Therapeutic Feeding Center (ATFC) in Koudiguine. Since April MSF runs a feeding programme in 11 health centers in Biltine district.
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