As the worst drought in decades ravages East Africa and the crisis in Ukraine impacts global fuel and food prices, IRC has seen a sharp rise in acute malnutrition admissions in IRC clinics across Somalia, with one clinic recording a 265% increase in admissions from April to May 2022. Hashi Abdi, Supply Chain Manager for IRC Somalia said: “We have had to drastically reconsider
Seven million people in Somalia could be at risk of famine amid East Africa's worst drought in decades as the Ukraine crisis further drives up the cost of food.