U.S. Aid Cuts Leave Malnourished Children in Kenya Without Life-Saving Food
Cuts to U.S. foreign aid have disrupted nutrition programs in Kenya, leaving clinics without therapeutic food needed to treat severely malnourished children.
A critical problem being faced by relief clinics in arid areas of Kenya is a lack of therapeutic food, which is used to combat severe malnutrition in children. A recent cut in aid from the USA has disrupted this delivery chain.
Malnutrition affects children's immune systems and thinking capacity, leading to child deaths. Humanitarian bodies have indicated that a lack of funding may reverse the gains achieved in children's health and nutritional status.
SDG Impact: "This case highlights SDG 2: Zero Hunger and SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, but most importantly, it emphasizes how important partnerships for achieving these goals are under SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals."
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