Over 440,000 children treated for malnutrition in Nigeria — Doctors Without Borders

Médecins Sans Frontières, besides known arsenic Doctors Without Borders, has raised concerns implicit worsening malnutrition, recurring illness outbreaks and persistent maternal healthcare challenges successful Nigeria, according to its 2025 Country Activity Report released successful Abuja.

The humanitarian organisation stated that rising nutrient insecurity, conflict, inflation, flooding, displacement and anemic healthcare systems proceed to exposure millions of Nigerians, particularly children and women, to terrible wellness risks.

The study disclosed that MSF operated regular aesculapian projects successful 10 states, including Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Bauchi, Cross River and Ebonyi, portion besides establishing a caller operational beingness successful Kaduna State during the twelvemonth nether review.

According to the report, MSF teams treated much than 440,000 children suffering from malnutrition successful 2025, describing it arsenic the highest fig of admissions recorded by the organisation successful caller years.

It explained that 353,989 children with terrible acute malnutrition were treated done o...