Yemeni boy fights malnutrition as hunger stalks nation’s children

HAJJAH, Yemen: Four months ago 10-year-old Hassan Merzam Muhammad was so severely malnourished he was unable to walk or react, carried limp into a Yemeni clinic by his father.
Then, his image in one of Reuters pictures of the year helped draw world attention to his country’s plight. Today, after treatment, he plays with a toy car, sits on a donkey and — mute since birth — uses hand signals and a smile to communicate.