Malnourished Children and Desperate Mothers: Health Care Centers on the Front Lines of Nigeria’s Hunger Crisis
Zoira Hanafi stood in shock as four doctors rushed behind her to enter the ward where her eight-month-old daughter Hambali lay semi-conscious. Upon entering the Kayita Community Health Center in Nigeria’s northern Katsina state, medical personnel used color-coded tape to measure the diameter of children’s hands and determine their level of malnutrition. A steady stream … Read more
