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More than 232 million children around the world last year suffered from malnutrition. It is the underlying contributing factor in nearly half of the deaths of children under five years of age.

Malnutrition can lead to a weakened immune system meaning children are more vulnerable to disease. These diseases can lead to further malnutrition, creating a vicious cycle of malnutrition and disease.

MSF first introduced specific therapeutic foods to treat malnutrition on a large scale as long ago as 2005, which has been widely used since; but access to specific and necessary nutrition remains one of the major challenges in reducing child mortality, especially in conflict-affected countries, where they are most vulnerable.

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Quick facts about malnutrition

 
Crisis in Borno, Nigeria
Nigeria

What’s happening in the northeast?

Project Update 23 Nov 2017
 
Al Khansaa hospital in East Mosul
Iraq

From chaos to the provision of care

Voices from the Field 23 Nov 2017
 
MSF Response Rohingya Crisis
Rohingya refugee crisis

Crisis update – November 2017

Crisis Update 20 Nov 2017
 
OpED on Yemen - David Noguera, President of MSF Spain
Yemen

Misery deepens as borders close

Op-Ed 20 Nov 2017
 
Responding to the violent conflict in Kasai, DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo

Testimonies from Kasai

Project Update 31 Oct 2017
 
Responding to the violent conflict in Kasai, DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo

Urgent need for aid in rural areas of Kasai

Press Release 30 Oct 2017
 
Irak - MSF mobile clinics in Kirkuk and Salahedin governorates
Iraq

Hawijah offensive pushes nearly 14,000 people to neighbouring districts

Project Update 12 Oct 2017
 
Ethiopia Acute Watery Diarrhea Intervention Kebridahar 2017
Ethiopia

Crisis update – September 2017

Crisis Update 6 Oct 2017
 
Magaria pediatric unit and ITFC
Niger

“Treating children as quickly, and as close to home, as possible”

Press Release 6 Oct 2017
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