Global & Disaster Medicine» Blog Archive » Some 2.6 million Nigerians have been displaced since 2009 due to Boko Haram attacks and these displaced persons have largely gone to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, and to neighboring countries including Chad, Cameroon and Niger. In those 4 countries, an estimated 480,000 children suffer from acute severe malnutrition.

Some 2.6 million Nigerians have been displaced since 2009 due to Boko Haram attacks and these displaced persons have largely gone to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, and to neighboring countries including Chad, Cameroon and Niger. In those 4 countries, an estimated 480,000 children suffer from acute severe malnutrition.

January 12th, 2017

“….MSF is starting to use what Hanson calls “precious access” to children and families. When they see families to treat disease or provide vaccinations, it’s also a perfect time to distribute food. In the last three months of 2016, MSF — working with U.N., government and other humanitarian organizations — distributed enough food to feed 26,000 families for two weeks…..”

This entry was posted on Thursday, January 12th, 2017 at 2:25 pm and is filed under Kids-Infants, Migration .
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