MEDIA INVITATION
Press Conference: Somalia's Malnutrition Crisis
Date: 11th August, 2026
Time: 6:45am- 8:00am BST
Venue: Pitman House, 3rd Floor, Nairobi or Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KI9gC-FATTqKZdn4AiLZOQ#/registration
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) invites journalists to a press briefing on the worsening malnutrition crisis in Somalia.
MSF will present new medical data from Baidoa, where nearly one in two children under five screened is acutely malnourished, admissions for severe malnutrition have surged by 83%, and humanitarian funding continues to decline despite rapidly increasing needs.
MSF experts will present the latest findings from the field, including results from a recent nutrition survey, discuss the growing humanitarian emergency, and respond to questions from the media.
Speakers
Allara Ali: Project Coordinator, MSF Baidoa, Somalia
Oversees MSF's operations in Baidoa and has led the organisation's response to the worsening malnutrition crisis over the past two years. She has nine years of experience managing humanitarian and emergency operations across Africa.
Dr Mitchell Sangma: Health Advisor, MSF Somalia
A medical doctor and public health specialist with more than 15 years of experience in conflict and emergency settings across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He has supported MSF's medical operations in Somalia for the past four years and is closely monitoring the escalating nutrition crisis.
Chenoa Sankar: Epidemiological Activity Manager, MSF Somalia
An epidemiologist leading disease surveillance and health data analysis for MSF in Somalia. She led MSF's July nutrition survey in Baidoa, which revealed alarming levels of acute malnutrition among displaced communities.
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