DFID - UK Department for International Development
Feeding therapeutic milk through tubes
This severely malnourished child is too weak to drink or eat solids and must be fed therapeutic milk through a naso-gastric tube to provide her with the nutrients and vitamins she needs to survive.
Severe acute malnutrition is the most dangerous form of malnutrition and, if left untreated, can result in death.
The UK has been one of the largest donors to respond to this crisis in Niger, and recently announced further aid to help the growing number of people who urgently need food and medical assistance. This month, UKaid will feed 325,000 people and treat 8,000 more malnourished children in the region.
Around 4.6 million people in West Africa face the threat of imminent starvation as a result of food shortages caused by poor rains and harvests. This includes 3.3 million people in Niger – one of the poorest countries in the world. UKaid, from the Department for International Development, is helping UN agencies and charities on the ground to deliver vital food aid and treat malnourished children.
To find out more please visit www.dfid.gov.uk/niger-malnourishment
Picture credit: Gonzalo Höhr/Action Against Hunger. Used with permission.
Feeding therapeutic milk through tubes
This severely malnourished child is too weak to drink or eat solids and must be fed therapeutic milk through a naso-gastric tube to provide her with the nutrients and vitamins she needs to survive.
Severe acute malnutrition is the most dangerous form of malnutrition and, if left untreated, can result in death.
The UK has been one of the largest donors to respond to this crisis in Niger, and recently announced further aid to help the growing number of people who urgently need food and medical assistance. This month, UKaid will feed 325,000 people and treat 8,000 more malnourished children in the region.
Around 4.6 million people in West Africa face the threat of imminent starvation as a result of food shortages caused by poor rains and harvests. This includes 3.3 million people in Niger – one of the poorest countries in the world. UKaid, from the Department for International Development, is helping UN agencies and charities on the ground to deliver vital food aid and treat malnourished children.
To find out more please visit www.dfid.gov.uk/niger-malnourishment
Picture credit: Gonzalo Höhr/Action Against Hunger. Used with permission.