Afghanistan: Acute Malnutrition Situation for September - October 2022 and Projection for November 2022 - April 2023
RELEASE DATE
30.01.2023
VALIDITY PERIOD
01.09.2022 > 30.04.2023
September - October 2022 
November 2022 - April 2023 
 
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results


Population
estimates


Recommendations
& next steps


Acute
Malnutrition


An estimated 4 million children and women in Afghanistan are likely suffering from acute malnutrition through April 2023 and need urgent malnutrition intervention. The latest IPC Acute Malnutrition Analysis projection shows that 875,224 children will suffer/are likely suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and while those with Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) are 2,347,802, About 804,365 pregnant and lactating women are suffering from acute malnutrition.

In the current analysis, Badakhshan and Paktika provinces are classified in IPC AMN Phase 4 (Critical). Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Jawzjan, Kabul Rural, Kabul Urban, Kandahar, Kapisa, Kunar, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Panjshir, Parwan, Uruzgan, and Zabul provinces are classified in Phase 3 (Serious). In the projection period, the acute malnutrition situation is expected to deteriorate from Phase 2 to 3 in 9 provinces and from Phase 3 to 4 in 15 provinces. The major contributing factors to acute malnutrition include acute food insecurity (AFI), with about 45% to 55% of households in IPC AFI Phase 3 or above, which contributes to poor quality of foods consumed by children (only 16% have a minimum acceptable diet), as well as a high prevalence of communicable diseases (including diarrhea, malaria and Acute Respiratory Infections – according to the SMART survey, the proportion of children under the age of five experiencing diarrhea in the fortnight before the survey ranges from 17.5% to 88.5%, more than one third in 25 provinces), compounded by poor hygiene practices and sanitation, underpinned by basic factors, such as socio-economic status, social and cultural norms, and natural disasters, including the floods, droughts and earthquakes recently experienced by the country, as reported by the Whole of Afghanistan Assessment (WoAA). 


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