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A mother helps her malnourished son stand after he collapsed near their hut in the village of Lomoputh in northern Kenya
A mother helps her malnourished son stand after he collapsed near their hut in the village of Lomoputh in northern Kenya Source: Getty / Brian Inganga/AP

Oxfam and Save the Children estimate that one person is dying from acute hunger every 48-seconds across Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

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Oxfam and Save the Children estimate that one person is dying from acute hunger every 48-seconds across Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

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