To help overcome a food crisis in the Horn of Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed for US$123.7m.
According to WHO, more than 80 million people in countries including Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia are food insecure, with more than 37.5 million of them classified as being in a stage of crisis where they have to sell their possessions to feed themselves and their families. WHO further said that conflict, changes in climate and the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in the region becoming a “hunger hotspot with disastrous consequences for the health and life of its people.” The funds will go toward urgent measures, including improving the region’s capacity to detect and respond to disease outbreaks and provide treatment to sick and elderly malnourished children. Aside from a humanitarian crisis, food shortages have contributed to inflationary pressures in the region.
