MSF Photo Blog

Djibouti – September 2009
Locals shop for bargains in the market place in Djibouti. It is not lack of food availablity which causes malnutrition in Djibouti, but more lack of ability and means to pay for the food due to poverty and soaring food prices.
Less than one half of one percent of Djibouti’s desert landscape is adequate for farming. As a result, almost all of the country’s food is imported, adding to the already high cost of securing a nutritious meal.

Starved for Attention Launches Today

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