Severe malnutrition in Somalia is surging after U.S. cuts, aid groups say [WaPo] ↳

Hospital admissions for severe malnutrition in Somali displacement camps have surged 83% over last year, with 47% of children in Baidoa's camps found malnourished and more than 100 children dying at Doctors Without Borders' hospital there in the first half of 2026, the Washington Post reports. The Trump administration has cut virtually all aid to Somalia.

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