For the period from June to September 2022, all the districts in Burundi are in an Acceptable nutritional situation (IPC Phase 1). The nutritional situation will deteriorate slightly between October 2022 and February 2023, with more than 20 districts falling into IPC Phase 2 (Alert).

In total, it is estimated that more than 283,000 children between the ages of 6 and 59 months will be acutely malnourished and in need of treatment at national level, between March 2022 and February 2023. This figure is higher in comparison to the 2021 acute malnutrition situation. Regarding the cases of severe acute malnutrition (SAM), which amount to 59,000 over the same period, they remain significantly higher than last year. In addition, an estimated 45,000 pregnant and lactating women may be acutely malnourished.

 Priorities for immediate/short-term response: 

- Ensure treatment for all acutely malnourished children and pregnant or lactating women to reduce the under-five mortality rate;

- Strengthen interventions aimed at improving good practices and access to adequate food consumption for women of childbearing age, infants and young children;

- Strengthening and scaling up of micronutrient powder supplementation programs forchildren under 2 years of age and iron supplementation; 

- Strengthening and monitoring of the activities of community health agents.

Medium/long term response priorities:

- Promote the establishment of vegetable gardens at household level;

- Integration of active screening of malnutrition cases;

- Strengthen the level of ownership of the achievements of food security and nutrition projects and programs;

- Ensure good crop management during the lean season;

- Improve sanitation, hygiene practices and access to drinking water.