MSF in Kenya

Kenya: Record admissions at MSF hospital in Dagahaley, Dadaab, as humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate

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Hospital admissions of children suffering from severe malnutrition have spiked in Dagahaley, one of three refugee camps in the Dadaab refugee complex, amid worsening humanitarian conditions in the overcrowded camps, says Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). In 2022, MSF treated a record 12,007 patients – an overwhelming majority of whom are children – in its pediatric … Read more

Malnutrition remains high as drought continues in Kenya

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In Northeast Kenya, an ongoing drought is raging on following three consecutive seasons of failed rains, making an already dire food insecurity situation worse. Marsabit County is now reporting high or above-usual rates of acute malnutrition. If medical and humanitarian assistance provided by the national and county governments does not improve, the crisis may continue to September … Read more