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Nutritional crisis in northwest Nigeria

Nigeria

People looking for treatment for their malnourished children arrive at the MSF outpatient feeding programme in Riko village, Katsina state, Nigeria, June 2022.
© George Osodi
Millions of people in Nigeria are living through escalating conflict, extreme weather events, and financial insecurity, while their access to healthcare is decreasing.

People’s lives have been disrupted by violence and crime, while regular disease outbreaks and malnutrition continue to endanger the lives of thousands of children. Over 3 million people have been driven from their homes in Nigeria’s northwest, northeast, and north central regions.

MSF has been responding to disease outbreaks and emergency health needs in Nigeria since 1996, focusing on maternal and paediatric healthcare throughout the country. Our nutritional activities in the northwest and northeast continue to grow as we see more patients for a large, and largely ignored, malnutrition crisis that is pushing people to their limits.

What we're doing in Nigeria

Our activities in 2023 in Nigeria

Data and information from the International Activity Report 2023.

MSF in Nigeria in 2023 In Nigeria, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) scaled up activities to address the neglected malnutrition crisis and assist people displaced by violence. We also ran programmes to improve maternal and child health.
Nigeria IAR map 2023
Country map for the IAR 2023.
© MSF
In 2023
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