Iran war is latest blow to Somalia's malnourished children
Published on: April 28, 2026, 11:34 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Almost half a million children under 5 suffer from "severe acute malnutrition" or "wasting", the most life-threatening form of hunger, and the delays are worsening the effect of the aid reductions. SOMALIA'S CHILDREN RELY ON EVER-SHRINKING FOOD AID Health workers in Baidoa and Mogadishu say they have had to stretch out meagre stocks of specialised milk and nutrient-dense peanut-based paste vital to saving these children. "Since the needs are large and we don't have a lot of supplies, we have had to keep reducing the amount we give children," nurse Hassan Yahye Kheyre said.
