India, July 31 -- Humanitarian organizations in Chad are being forced to ration therapeutic food for malnourished children as funding shortages deepen, raising fears that vulnerable families fleeing the conflict in neighboring Sudan could face worsening nutrition and health outcomes.
Therapeutic food supplies under pressure
Doctors Without Borders, also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), warned that shrinking humanitarian funding has left aid agencies with difficult choices over the distribution of ready to use therapeutic food, a lifesaving treatment for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. The organization said limited resources are forcing providers to prioritize only the most critical cases while demand continues t...