Highlights
An additional 1,470 children under five with severe acute malnutrition were treated in the month of April, bringing the total admissions so far this year to 4,419 SAM cases.
The Region of Diourbel has seen a 50% rise in admissions from 444 children with SAM admitted in March to 657 admitted in April. This region has already treated 61% of the SAM cases targeted for all of 2013 in just four months of mostly post-harvest season (January –April).
The number of nutrition facilities has gone up from 817 to 832 in the month of May, reaching 88% of the yearly target. In addition, 161 villages in the Regions of Kedougou, Kolda, Sedhiou and Tambacounda have completed their 3-month community-led total sanitation (CLTS) process.
In May CERF (OCHA) gave USD 466,760 to UNICEF Senegal, which brings emergency funding to 29% of estimated needs.
