MSF decries high rate of malnutrition in N/east, vows to address scourge
By Bashir Hassan
An International body of medical professionals, Medicine Sans Frontier (MSF) has expressed disquite over the increasing numbers of children affected by Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in the Northern part of Nigeria and other regions where they are working.
A press release signed and issued by Abdulkareem Haruna, MSF’s spokesperson in the North East Region of Nigeria said that the alarming trend of SAM among children is a cause for concern and therefore calls for urgent need for humanitarian assistance to be scaled up, with a view to mitigating the child killer affliction.
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Medicine Sans Frontier, also known as Doctors without borders said that, as an organization, they are committed to providing medical care to those in need, but that they cannot do it alone.
MSF therefore urged other organizations and authorities at all levels to come together and address this crisis.
MSF also called on the media to support the humanitarian organisation in disseminating the critical information that would raise awareness about the disturbing trend on SAM among children and also mobilize the necessary resources to provide relief to affected populations.
Our correspondent reports that the North East Region of Nigeria has the highest burden of Malnutrition among children and in many cases degenerating into severe acute malnutrition.
Other world bodies like WHO, UNICEF, USAID etc have also expressed similar concerns and call for concerted efforts from both States and non State Actors to mitigate Malnutrition in the region.
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