Children Suffer From Malnourishment In Niger

MARADI, NIGER - DECEMBER 4: A hungry and malnourished child cries while reaching out for the milk her mother is cooling off at the Medecins-sans-frontieres (MSF) clinic and nutrition center December 4, 2003 in Maradi, Niger. Chronic malnutrition is a serious problem in Niger, which is not addressed by the decrepit national health system. MSF cared for 6500 malnourished children in 2003, providing emergency care and nutritional education for the mothers. Many children show signs of Kwashiorkor, a form of malnutrition caused by inadequate protein intake, with swelling and skin condition. According to Unicef, 40 percent of children under five in Niger show signs of malnutrition. (Photo by Jean-Marc Giboux/Getty Images)