Highlights
According to government and partner data, nearly 3,000 new SAM cases have been treated in Senegal in the first quarter of 2013, adding up to 16,310 admissions since the beginning of the response. Sixteen per cent of children treated so far this year suffered from complications.
In April the number of nutrition facilities increased from 605 to 817, that is 87% of the UNICEF target (June 2012 to June 2013). At least half of these also have the WASH minimum package.
After months of advocacy, free basic healthcare for children under five suffering of severe acute malnutrition has been approved in a cabinet meeting last month in an unprecedented show of commitment.
The education section has purchased forty tents this month for prepositioning for the flood season. 150 schools were affected by floods in 2013. WASH supplies for 10,000 households are already prepositioned with government partners.
No additional funding has been received since February. The funding status for the 2013 emergency response needs is therefore 19% funded.