Nearly two million children may die of malnutrition because a product used to treat the condition is in short supply, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Monday.
Four countries — Mali, Nigeria, Niger and Chad — have exhausted their supplies of the peanut-based, high-nutrient product, called ready-to-use therapeutic food, or are on the brink of doing so. Another eight nations, including South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, could run out by mid-2025.
“Urgent action is needed now to save the lives of nearly two million children who are fighting this silent killer,” Victor Aguayo, UNICEF’s director for child nutrition and development, said in a statement.
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