Nigeria records highest level of malnutrition among 77 countries – MSF report

Nigeria recorded the highest levels of malnutrition in 2025 among 77 countries, Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, Country Representative for Nigeria, Dr Ahmed Aldikhari, has revealed.
Aldikhari made the disclosure at an event held in Abuja to launch MSF’s 2025 Country Activity Report for Nigeria.
The report noted that malnutrition and recurring disease outbreaks reached critical peaks amidst healthcare gaps.
“Malnutrition was one of the biggest highlights that we witnessed in Nigeria. The malnutrition cases we had in Nigeria was the biggest in the world and we are operating in 77 countries in the world,” Aldikhari said, nothing that MSF is working with the Nigerian government and relev...