Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid department
Country: Burkina Faso, Mali
Key messages
Child suffering in Burkina Faso, where more than half of the population lives in extreme poverty, is at the level of emergency. The country has the third highest child mortality rate in the world. Life-saving programmes are therefore vital as well as measures to reduce vulnerability to disease, malnutrition and food insecurity in the future.
The European Commission funds humanitarian projects that provide treatment for malnutrition, transfers of cash to the poorest groups of society, and free health care for children under five and mothers.
The international donor community should support Burkina Faso to mainstream these interventions as part of a social protection package for the poorest of the poor.