Highlights
According to official MoH data coming from Matam and Diourbel regions, the number of children admitted for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is currently at 10,343 (by first week of November), compared to 4,950 expected (as per SMART survey 2012).
Based on the June 2012 nutritional survey (SMART), UNICEF Senegal estimates a burden of 63,323 under-five children with SAM and 255,675 with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) throughout 2013, with a current likely coverage of 38,968 cases.
UNICEF Senegal predicts that it will need 4,000 cartons of RUTF until the end of the year and an additional 8,552 cartons in the first quarter of 2013 (based on estimated coverage for 2012 and 2013). UNICEF currently has a critical gap of approximately 4,400 cartons for the first quarter of 2013.
UNICEF’s response to the nutritional crisis in Senegal is currently funded at 46%, with a gap of 3,140,654 USD.