“My first child died on the way home from the pharmacy, and the second child died after six days due to malnutrition.”

A severe famine looms over much of Sudan. Weather extremes of floods and drought brought on a food shortage that spread exponentially when fighting from the war halted food production and militia blocked commerce routes. Nearly 3 million people face imminent starvation. Families. Children. Elderly. No one spared.

A severely malnourished child experiences stunted growth that will never return. Lack of nutrients causes a child’s immune system to weaken, so she soon becomes defenseless. She will usually die from sickness or infection, because her body is too weak and helpless to fight even the slightest infection.