Almost a quarter of a million children in the region of Borno, Nigeria, suffering from acute malnutrition. According to the UN, many of whom will die if it does not immediately get treatment. In areas controlled by forces that Boko Haram also found many people who live without water, food, and sanitation.
Last month, one of the charities said people who fled from Boko Haram had starved to death. UNICEF also revealed that a growing number of areas in the northeast region of Nigeria that could be accessed by humanitarian aid, increasingly seen also crisis of malnutrition that afflicts children.
"A total of 244,000 children were found to suffer from acute malnutrition in Borno. And, nearly 1 in 5 of whom will die if untreated. It is estimated that around 134 children will die each day when the response to this case is not immediately increased, "said Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF's Regional Area Director for West and Central Africa Region.
Manuel added, it takes a lot of parties and donors to jointly prevent further children who died. Yes! For the case of this heavy, indeed no one can handle it themselves.
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