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00:00 Days old, born after the war, but in the midst of a humanitarian crisis.
00:05 Little Burhanu, meaning blessing and aroma, is malnourished.
00:09 He's getting basic support at Tigray's main hospital.
00:12 His parents, etched with worry, want to return home.
00:15 If Burhanu survives here, the next struggle is finding food outside.
00:20 The medical team here say they're doing everything they can with the little they have.
00:24 We're dealing with more sick children because of the food shortage.
00:29 Once we treat them and they show improvement, we will send them back home.
00:32 However, they don't have anything to eat and they will get sick and come back again.
00:36 It's a vicious circle.
00:38 The ward is overwhelmed with similar stories.
00:41 Families wait in corridors to be seen, beds for the most urgent.
00:44 Tzige is 10 and weighs 10 kilograms.
00:47 Amalash, her father, says he fears the worst.
00:52 She doesn't take any food as she is severely damaged by malnutrition.
00:56 Initially we were trying to give her soup mixed with milk, but unfortunately she doesn't
00:59 take food now.
01:01 This is all because we didn't have any food in the beginning.
01:04 In the city of Mekelle, the sound of gunfire replaced with birdsong now.
01:08 After two years of conflict between the government forces and the rebel Tigrayan People's Liberation
01:13 Front, a ceasefire signed in November.
01:16 International aid started to pour in, but then suspended by the two major donors alleging
01:21 aid had been diverted from those in need.
01:24 The displacement camps are growing, so too the number of people dying in Tigray directly
01:29 or indirectly from hunger, almost 600 so far this year.
01:34 The Ethiopian government hasn't responded to requests for comment.