acute malnutrition Kenya Stories

Governors sound alarm over looming drought, call for urgent grain and livestock reserves
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

Kenyan governors warn of a looming drought and urge urgent grain, livestock and hay reserves as NDMA data shows rising hunger, malnutrition and confli...

Parents lead the fight against malnutrition as Turkana’s ACCEPT project shows big results
Issa Hussein  |  Nov 19, 2025

As the ACCEPT project nears its conclusion, Turkana is emerging as a model for how community-driven solutions can transform child survival in arid reg...

Child malnutrition in Kenya: AI model can forecast rates six months before they become critical
The Conversation  |  Oct 11, 2025

This model can forecast where and at what prevalence level acute malnutrition among children is likely to occur in one month’s time with 89 per cent a...

Over 54,600 children under five acutely malnourished in Gaza, study finds
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 09, 2025

According to Gaza's health ministry, at least 461 people, including 157 children, have died from malnutrition since the war began in October 2023, mos...

IGAD reveals Kenya among six member countries where famine risks continue to rise
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 16, 2025

Sudan has the largest food-insecure population at 24.6 million, with famine and famine risk reported in several areas.

Over 40,000 children treated for severe malnutrition in North Darfur - UNICEF
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 12, 2025

In North Darfur alone, more than 40,000 children were admitted for treatment, twice as many as in early 2024.

Kenya refugee camps face hunger crisis as WFP warns food aid could drop to 28pc
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 22, 2025

This alarming development comes amid a surge in refugee numbers, driven by escalating conflict and drought in neighbouring Somalia and South Sudan, le...

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