At least 652 children died from malnutrition in Nigeria in last six months, MSF says


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  • Saturday, 26 Jul 2025

FILE PHOTO: Nursing mothers whose children are malnourished wait for healthcare, following the aid cut by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in Tudun Gambo Primary Health Care Center, Tudun Gambo, Bauchi State, Nigeria, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

ABUJA (Reuters) -At least 652 children died from malnutrition in the Nigerian state of Katsina in the first six months of 2025, Mèdecìns Sans Frontières said on Friday, an outcome it said it was due to funding cuts by international donors.

Katsina, in the north of the country, is plagued by insecurity.

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