The UN Children's Fund says at least 200,000 children in Niger face severe acute malnutrition that will require hospital treatment.Mothers receive sugar, oil, and an enriched blend of corn and soybeans for each of their children under five years of age.The World Food Program last month doubled its estimate of the number of families in Niger who need food assistance and is now targeting more than 1.5 million people for a general food distribution and as many as 500,000 children under the age of six for specialized therapeutic feeding.Malnutrition here has been on a steady rise since March. So these targeted feeding centers will continue at least through the hoped-for heavy rains in August.
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