Five million children under five years old die as a result of malnutrition every year. Take a moment to reflect on that dreadful statistic.
We never see starving children with wasted limbs walking the streets of our cities. And yet their image is all too familiar from our television screens; clinging to life, waiting desperately for help.
Is it a case of "out of sight, out of mind"? Or have we simply come to accept this appalling situation as a fact of life?
China.org.cn has collaborated with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to give you an in-depth look at the global malnutrition crisis.