Neha Wadekar:
And while clinicians here are doing their best, MSF said that, when “News Hour” visited, between three to four children were dying of malnutrition and associated illnesses each week in this unit in Adre.
Meanwhile, aid agencies are already working around the clock to keep everyone fed. This is a major food distribution site run by the World Food Program and its partners. On average, they say between 15,000 and 20,000 people are served here per day. These food distributions are supposed to happen monthly, but this one has been delayed due to funding constraints.
As you can see, people arrive here early and some of them have to wait all day in temperatures that are reaching above 110 degrees for their food rations. WFP says that last year’s lean season, which extended from June until August, was the worst in Chad’s history so far. The agency says it expects 2025 to be even worse, bringing a record number of people into food insecurity.
Maryam is looking after seven children on her own. Her husband was killed in an attack in Darfur in late 2023.
