The latest IPC Acute Malnutrition (AMN) analysis of Niger estimated that throughout 2023, nearly 1.9 million children aged 6-59 months will likely be acutely malnourished. Around 430,000 of these are expected to be severely malnourished, while around 1.46 million are expected to be moderately malnourished, a decrease of 12% for both compared to last year’s estimates (2022). Around 154,000 pregnant and lactating women are also expected to be acutely malnourished compared to around 64,000 last year (2022), an increase of 141%. The analysis covers the 53 departments, the city of Niamey, as well as the internally displaced populations (IDPs) (in regions of Tillabéri and Diffa), Malian refugees (in Abala, Ayourou and Ouallam sites) and Nigerian refugees (in Sayam camps - Diffa), which have been analysed separately.

• Provide humanitarian assistance: as a first priority, deliver treatment for all children under five and pregnant and lactating women suffering from acute malnutrition to reduce the infant and maternal mortality rate.
• Take actions for early prevention: Strengthen measles vaccination coverage, vitamin A supplementation, deworming, malaria prevention as well as screeing for acute malnutrition and case management.
• Promote good caring and feeding practices: Strengthen Infant and Young Child Feeding practices (immediate breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, dietary diversification, promotion of consumption of local micronutrient rich foods).
• Increase access to safe water and adequate sanitation: Improve food utilisation and its impact on nutritionas well as revent and manage cases of diarrheal disease by facilitating people’s access to safe water sources, while intensifying hygiene and sanitation awareness and services.
• Monitor risk factors: Monitor Infant and Young Child Feeding practices; the occurrence of measles cases and disease peaks (malaria, diarrheal diseases, acute respiratory infections); the availability and access to resources and foodstuffs; the price of foodstuffs on the markets; the pastoral and agricultural lean season; access to health services.