DISCLAIMER: Please note that this IPC Acute Malnutrition analysis was integrated with an IPC Acute Food Insecurity analysis.

It is estimated that about 27,747 children aged 6-59 months need treatment for acute malnutrition in the 7 districts analysed between April 2020 and April 2021. Of these, 5,958 need treatment for Severe Acute Malnutrition and 21,789 for Moderate Acute Malnutrition. Regarding the severity of the acute malnutrition situation, the situation may deteriorate in two districts (Mágoè and Mutarara) in the seven districts analysed during the April to September 2020 period, and are likely to move to the Alert situation (Phase 2 of IPC AMN). Two more districts (Ibo and Namuno) may move to the Serious situation (Phase 3 of IPC AMN), and the remaining districts, although the situation may deteriorate, may remain in the same phases: IPC AMN Phase 2 - Alert (Cahora-Bassa and Chiúta) and IPC AMN Phase 3 - Serious (Maravia)

Population estimates April - November 2020

During the projection period, the following factors should be monitored:

• The impact of conflict or violence on access to health services and food consumption in Ibo district, including displaced persons;
• As Ibo district has poor sanitation and has contributed to the recent outbreak of cholera, access to safe water and latrines should be monitored to control possible outbreaks of water diseases;
• For the remaining districts, in general, access to health services through monitoring of admissions to the different health and nutrition programs are some important factors to be monitored to inform about the use of health services (for children);
• Since poor sanitation has been frequent in all districts, this is also a risk factor to monitor, especially during the projection period.