A humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has raised the alarm over a significant rise in malnutrition cases in Nigeria, declaring a 40 per cent average increase in admissions. It highlighted a critical situation with 17,223 malnourished children in Bauchi alone, in the first quarter of 2024.
A humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières , has raised the alarm over a significant rise in malnutrition cases in Nigeria, declaring a 40 per cent average increase in admissions. It highlighted a critical situation with 17,223 malnourished children in Bauchi alone, in the first quarter of 2024. This is as the humanitarian organisation urged immediate support to address the escalating crisis.
To address the situation, Adamou revealed that “MSF has been supporting the local health system in Bauchi State since 2012 by responding to disease outbreaks such as cholera, diphtheria, and Lassa fever, providing medical care, training medical staff, and conducting health promotion activities.
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