Malnourished Fulani child in a small village of Niger, West Africa

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Photo of a young Fulani child in the small village of Bele Kwara in Niger, West Africa Looking at the bloated stomach, thin arms, and red/orange hair, this child is probably malnourished and suffering from intestinal worms. Of every 1,000 live births in Niger, 256 children under five years of age die (2000 data, Unicef). Children like this Niger ranks 177th of 177 countries on the United Nations Development Program's Human Development Index.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Bele Kwara, Province of Say, Niger, West Africa
Photo credit: © Irene Abdou / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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