Malaria is major illness affecting malnourished children – MSF

Premium Times — Apr 26, 07:07 AM

FILE PHOTO: Abdulrahman’s mother feeding her child with milk through nasogastric tube.</p><p>Abdulrahman is one of the several other children receiving treatment for malnutrition at the MSF supported ITFC in Sokoto Specialist Hospital, Nigeria. https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2024/06/MSB161039_Medium.jpeg?fit=1000%2C562&ssl=1" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="1000" />

“Malaria and malnutrition are deeply interconnected.

Malaria reduces appetite and food intake..."

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