West and Central Africa: More than 15 million cases of acute malnutrition expected in 2020
DAKAR, 17 July 2020 – More than 15 million cases [1] of acute malnutrition are expected in children under the age of five in West and Central Africa in 2020 – one-third of cases in the most severe form – if adequate measures are not urgently put in place, UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. This represents a 20 per cent…