Geneva, August 11 (QNA) - Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said funding to combat acute malnutrition in parts of Somalia has fallen by more than 80 percent this year.

MSF health adviser Mitchell Sangma said the United States halted funding for aid agencies in Somalia this year after providing USD 70 million in support last year.

He said MSF has treated 22,000 malnutrition cases so far this year, an 80 percent increase from last year, while donor support has declined despite growing needs.

Sangma warned that shortages of food and water are forcing medical teams to make difficult decisions over patient admissions, with some patients returning after discharge due to health complications.

Somalia's worsening hunger crisis has been driven by repeated droughts, crop failures, livestock losses and water shortages, compounded by conflict and insecurity that have disrupted livelihoods and access to food, healthcare and aid. (QNA)