Mother's 3-day walk with sick daughter highlights Somalia's child malnutrition emergency
- KISMAYO, Somalia -- For three days, Halima Abdullahi Ibrahim carried her 3-year-old daughter from their village in Somalia to a hospital nearly 90 kilometers (56 miles) away.
- The girl's body was swelling and she needed medical help unavailable closer to home.
- When she finally reached Kismayo Referral Hospital, Halima's daughter, Asho Hassan Abdi, was taken to the stabilization center, a white-walled ward lined with metal-framed beds, some beneath mosquito nets.
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- KISMAYO, Somalia -- For three days, Halima Abdullahi Ibrahim carried her 3-year-old daughter from their village in Somalia to a hospital nearly 90 kilometers (56 miles) away.
- The girl's body was swelling and she needed medical help unavailable closer to home.
- When she finally reached Kismayo Referral Hospital, Halima's daughter, Asho Hassan Abdi, was taken to the stabilization center, a white-walled ward lined with metal-framed beds, some beneath mosquito nets.
Sources: ABC News