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‘Malnutrition crisis in North claims 652 Under-5 children in 7 months’ – MSF

Aminu Imam
MSF on malnutrition

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a humanitarian health organisation, has raised the alarm that Northern Nigeria is currently facing an alarming malnutrition crisis, which has claimed the lives of 652 children within the first seven months of 2025 — a development that requires urgent mobilisation to tackle. MSF, in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday, lamented that, “Unfortunately, 652 children have already died in our facilities since the beginning of 2025 due to a lack of timely access to care”. It stressed that, “It is a worrying sign…

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‘North hit by worsening malnutrition crisis’ – MSF

Aminu Imam
MSF on malnutrition

…652 children dead in Katsina Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has raised the alarm over a deepening malnutrition crisis in northern Nigeria, warning of a rising number of child deaths, particularly in Katsina State. In a statement issued yesterday, MSF’s Field Communication Officer, Abdulkareem Yakubu, disclosed that the organisation has witnessed a surge in cases of severe malnutrition and higher mortality rates at its therapeutic feeding centres across Katsina, where it has been active since 2021. “By the end of June 2025, nearly 70,000 malnourished…

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A’isha Buhari commends Medecins Sans Frontieres

Aminu Imam

First Lady, A’isha Muhammadu Buhari, has commended the activities of Doctors without Borders, or Medecins Sans Frontieres, (MSF). The First Lady made the commendation while receiving a team from the organisation. Mrs. Buhari, in an issued statement signed by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity (Office of the First Lady), Aliyu Abdullahi, affirmed that the organisation is reputed for the good it is doing to humanity and said many hard-to-reach areas rely on their intervention for medical service. She applauded the transfer of competence that thousands…

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