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Food Security and Nutrition Working Group OCHA, 4 juillet 2013. Situation nutritionnelle dans la région. Présentation conjointe PAM - UNICEF. Malnutrition aigue sévère: Tendance des admissions au Sahel. Tendances de admissions SAM au Sahel.
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Food Security and Nutrition Working Group OCHA, 4 juillet 2013 Situation nutritionnelle dans la région Présentation conjointe PAM - UNICEF
Tendance des admissions SAM: Points d’attentionNiger, Cameroun, Mali, Nigeria ! Maradi, Tahoua, Zinder ! Prix, malaria, eau Soudure, dépistage massif
Hors Sahel… Situations sous haute surveillance • Guinée • Malnutrition is increasingly visible among children in some eastern areas of Guinea, particularly in the 3 prefectures of the region of Kankan : Siguiri, Mandiana and Kerouane • Malnutrition status of the population from these areas tends to worsen annually between the two harvesting periods and during the rainy season (June-September) • In addition to the structural causes, the sudden stop of mining activities has seriously deteriorated the households purchasing power and limited their access to market products and health facilities • Immediate actions: nutrition inputs delivery at health centers levels (immediate needs of 13,840 estimated children under 5 suffering from GAM); launch of rapid assessment Nutrition & WASH
Guinée Bissau (SMART 2013); • au niveau national : situation nutritionnelle précaire mais pas alarmante lorsqu'on regarde les chiffres pour le 0-5ans, par contre • Par région, la situation frôle l'alerte pour la SAM et GAM sur les régions de Oio, Biombo et Bafata. • Situation très dégradée sur la tranche d'agedes 6-24 mois avec des taux de MAS dépassant le 1% au niveau national et MAG très alarmante dans la région de Bafata ( 14.5 GAM pour les 6-24), Oio (12.8 MAG pour les 6-24) et Quinara (9.2 MAG pour les 6-24; • Ce sont également les régions de Oio, Biombo, Bafata et Bissau ou il y a le plus d'enfants non supplémentés en vit A et non déparasités • La situation de la malnutrition des femmes (non-enceintes) très dégradée dans les regions de Gabu (16.5% ); Oio (16.3%); et Bafata (14.3%) • Malnutrition chronique, les régions les plus touchées sont également Oio et Bafata, ainsi que Tomboli et Gabu (> 30%)
WFP Nutrition Activities – Update on Sahel Countries FSNWG 4 July 2013
Situation in Chad • New admissions • 17, 381 new admissions for the month of May (+10.5%) • June figures currently being collected • Lean season activities • Blanket Feeding expected in 6 regions, for 300,000 children 6-23 months and 70,000 PLWs • SMART survey being planned for the Sahel band • Treatment activities through mobile clinics in refugee areas • Overall outlook • Of the planned 300,000 children for the year, 129,507 have been reached as of May (43%) • Data collection requires greater government involvement • Mismanagement of inputs and criteria are affecting the planning and supply of certain feeding centres • Community involvement could be improved • National nutrition policy is being developed through REACH efforts
Situation in Niger • New admissions • In May: 39,866 children 6-59 months; 24,651 PLWs • In June: 41,061 children 6-59 months; 25,390 PLWs (+3%) • Lean season activities (June to Sept.) • Blanket feeding planned for 233,000 children 6-23 months and 97,000 PLWs • Active screening and referrals for children under 5 • Implementation of a monitoring system for children’s referral at the level of health centres • Overall outlook • Completeness and timeliness in the reporting system could be improved • Upward trend in admissions numbers • Late rains which could have effect on food security in coming weeks • Ineffectiveness of treatment in cases de santé creating bottlenecks in areas of high population density
Situation in Burkina Faso • New admissions • In May, 17,665 new admissions • June figures not yet available, but plans were made for 19,000 • Lean season activities • BSF for children 6-23 months has started in 6 regions • 86,000 children will receive a monthly ration of Super Cereal Plus during a 4-month period • Cash for Assets activities were implemented in the same regions, will reach 21,500 households • Overall picture • National protocol for the treatment of malnutrition is currently being revised • Supply problems due to availability and geography • BSF started late (end of June) due to lateness in supplies • Insufficient donor contributions
Situation in Mali • New admissions • 12,340 children in June (10,126 from South, 2,214 from North) • Lean season activities • Screening activities • National SMART survey planned (including North) • Preparing health centres for increased lean season activity • Blanket Feeding in North ongoing (May SMART survey showed GAM rate of 13.5% in Gao) • Operational research being done in Kayes, combining cash transfers to PLW and Plumpy’Doz to children 6-23 months • Overall outlook • 270,000 children expected to be reached in 2013 by the nutrition cluster • 60,262 children have been reached to date (22.3%) • Discussions with NGOs and Govt. ongoing on how to reach more kids
Situation in Mauritania • New admissions • June: In M’bera refugee camp, 336 children 6-59 months and 6 PLWs • Remaining June admissions expected shortly • May admissions: 14 512 children and 4 089 women (not final) • Lean season activities • Malnutrition screenings • Plumpy’Sup will be used from Aug./Sept. for treatment of children; trainings planned • SMART and FSMS surveys • Data collection has started • SMART survey in M’Bera camp planned for Aug./Sept. • Overall outlook • SMART survey will inform on malnutrition prevalence during 2013 lean period • Poor referral system in place linking CRENAM and CRENAS • WFP and UNICEF working with Govt. and NGOs to improve this
Situation in The Gambia • New admission • MAM activities have not yet begun • Lean season activities • TSF for 28,000 children with MAM and 12,500 malnourished PLWs expected • BSF for 22,500 children • Training of health workers on new nutrition protocol completed • Overall outlook • No nutrition assessment planned, though a CFSVA that includes Nutrition component is underway • Awaiting arrival of food commodities for BSF • Inadequate funding; due to donor restrictions, unable to get commodity loans to start activities
Merci de votre attention Merci de votre attention A child of less than 24 months recovers from SAM at the Saint Louis hospital, Senegal – Credit UNICEF