23 April 2012 Situation overview An estimated one million children under 5 will suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM), or up to 1.5 million in the worst case scenario, and approximately 3 million children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). The number of health centres with facilities for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition across the […]
4 April 2012 As malnutrition reaches emergency levels across the Sahel with at least one million children at risk, UNICEF’s Executive Director Anthony Lake on a visit to the region today called for an urgent escalation of humanitarian efforts to stop the crisis and the cycle of disasters. “This is a region always on the […]
4 April 2012 While an end to famine conditions was declared in Somalia, another nutrition crisis has begun to unfold in eight countries across West Africa. In the Sahel region, more than 1 million children are now in danger of dying from severe acute malnutrition. UNICEF has launched a global fundraising campaign in Hong Kong, […]
26 March 2012 Highlights A serious food and nutrition crisis is threatening the Sahel region of Africa, with over 10 million people facing food insecurity and over 1 million children are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in 2012, exacerbated by and complicating further needs in health, water and sanitation, protection, as well […]