There were no babies or children being treated for malnutrition in Diraige camp in Nyala, South Darfur, nor was there any therapeutic food or vitamin-fortified oil being distributed to mothers at the nutrition center.
The only people present, apart from a few World Vision staff members, were 20 mothers sitting on a large woven mat with their young children beneath a shed roofed with dried leaves — the only protection from the scorching October sun.
They were waiting for a scheduled ration of premixed food, which wasn’t coming due to a shortage of supplies, including corn-soya blend, sugar and oil, Mohammed Ahmed, assistant nutrition officer for the World Vision office in Nyala, told Devex.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
