Nigeria: ICRC-supported health facilities see 18 per cent rise in malnutrition cases
Young children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers are the hardest hit.
The increase is sharpest in Mubi, in Adamawa State, where admissions rose by nearly a quarter, from about 4,600 cases in the first nine months of 2025 to around 5,700 over the same period in 2026.
At the Mubi Stabilization Centre mothers wait in line with their young children for a check of their nutritional status. Among them is Zulaihatu Mohammed, holding six-month-old Huseina, one of her twins.
“When I gave birth to them, this one was tiny,” says Zulaihatu. “I came today for the routine collection of children’s food. She is not feeling well. Since I gave birth to her, she has been unwell.”
Zulaihatu’s experience reflects the challenges facing families across north-eastern Nigeria, where armed conflict, climate shocks and economic pressures have disrupted livelihoods and made it harder to put meals on the table.
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