In northeastern Nigeria, mothers walk miles and wait for hours at clinics to receive a lifesaving treatment for their severely malnourished children. These clinics, once stocked with therapeutic food packets, are now nearly empty or have closed following significant cuts to United States foreign aid. The withdrawal of support has left many families without access to the simple, inexpensive paste that can save a starving child for less than $45. While global attention has focused on famine in places like Gaza, the reduction in United States aid has quietly deepened the crisis of hunger and malnutrition in vulnerable regions worldwide.

Original article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/health/hunger-malnutrition-usaid-cuts.html
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