Source: UN Children's Fund
Country: Senegal
Highlights
- 63,323 children were estimated to suffer of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in 2013, as well as 255,675 with Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
- The target for admission of children with SAM was raised from 38,968 to 42,843 in April, after evidence of worse-than-expected food security emerged
- 21,849 SAM admissions were reported so far in 2013 out of 42,843 children targeted, representing reports from less than half the nutritional facilities
- 941 health centers in eleven regions integrated the management of acute malnutrition in 2013, an increase of 400
- 591 nutrition facilities had the WASH minimum package by the end of 2013, scaled up from 154 at the end of 2012
- UNICEF supported revision of the National Guidelines for the Management of Acute Malnutrition which were validated on 16 July 2013
- UNICEF Senegal’s emergency program was 75% funded in 2013
