'Silent killing': Starvation stalks Ethiopia's Tigray

Starvation

A malnourished baby. At Ayder hospital at least 50 children are receiving intensive care treatment for malnutrition. PHOTO | FILE  | AFP 

Mothers in Ethiopia's war-scarred Tigray region describe feeding leaves to their children in a desperate bid to keep them alive. 

As they move from place to place, dodging fighting and searching for aid, they watch for telltale signs of malnutrition: sluggishness, rashes, loss of appetite.