May 10, 2021 12:50 PM EDT NYABISSAM, CAMEROON - JULY 27: A virus hunter at work in the forests of Nyabissam, Cameroon, July 27 2011. The man works with Dr. Nathan D. Wolfe, who is currently Director of the Global Viral Forecasting Initiative and the Lorry I. Lokey Visiting Professor in Human Biology at Stanford University. (Photo : Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images) Madagascar's famine has now reached humanitarian crisis levels, according to the UN's Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. This year marks the fourth year of an on-going drought in the country (particularly the southern region). It has left farmers with decimated harvests, skeletal livestock and countless families facing malnutrition.