In Senegal, a therapeutic food called PlumpyNut had proven remarkably effective at treating childhood malnutrition—until the supply ran out. According to NPR, the program's success was derailed by cuts to U.S. foreign aid, leaving health officials scrambling to help vulnerable children who suddenly lost access to lifesaving nutrition.

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