Hunger Crisis in Malawi leads to malnutrition among children

One year ago, in the Milé refugee camp in eastern Chad, Adam then two years old was fighting for his life. His weakened little body and lifeless gaze revealed the urgency of his condition. His mother, overwhelmed and desperate, no longer knew where to turn to save her child.

This article highlights the impact of the Nexus Accelerator Fund in combating child malnutrition in the health zones of Binza and Nyemba in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It documents how the project, formerly known as Childhood Rescue, has saved thousands of children since 2020 by combining life-saving treatment with community-based prevention. Through testimonies from health workers and concrete data from 2025, the article showcases the programme’s achievements, including improved recovery rates and strengthened community engagement. It illustrates how World Vision’s integrated approach provides critical support to vulnerable children, offering them not only care but also renewed hope and a path toward a healthier future.

World Vision Burkina Faso has established an advanced health post in the commune of Titao with funding from the Regional Humanitarian Fund for West and Central Africa (FHRAOC). The post provides primary healthcare services to local communities.

World Vision’s community treatment supporter model in PNG improves TB treatment success and shows strong potential for national scale-up.

World Vision Afghanistan delivered lifesaving health, nutrition, WASH, and livelihood support amid drought, disasters and rising humanitarian needs.

This article highlights how the Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge (RHCC), implemented by World Vision in partnership with PATH and Rotary, is strengthening community health in Kasaï Province, DRC. By training and equipping community health relays with skills, handwashing kits, and bicycles, the project aims to reduce child mortality caused by malaria, acute respiratory infections, and diarrhoeal diseases. Through improved access to primary health care and a reinforced network of community health sites, the initiative seeks to protect more than 221,000 children under five in some of the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach areas.

Learners at a primary school in Ntondozi say life has transformed since World Vision provided clean water. Before, classes were disrupted to fetch unsafe river water, causing sickness and missed school meals. Now, lessons continue without interruption, the school garden thrives, and children like Benkhosi and Seluleko are healthier and focused on their studies. The change reflects the wider impact of World Vision’s WASH Programme, which is improving health and dignity in communities across Eswatini.