KOMOBANGAU, TILLABERI PROVINCE, NIGER, 15th May 2012: A doctor dispenses medicine to malnourished children and their mothers at the local health centre.

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KOMOBANGAU, TILLABERI PROVINCE, NIGER, 15th May 2012: Malnourished children and their mothers are treated at the local health centre's weekly clinic. The clinic's doctor, Abdul Karin Issaka, says that malnutition rates have been rising since January as people feel the effects of the food crisis. Without major interventions he expects many children to die by August.

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