In the latest IPC Acute Malnutrition (AMN) analysis of the country, of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, 31 provinces were analysed. In total, it is estimated that nearly 400,000 children under the age of five will likely suffer from acute malnutrition at national level between August 2022 and July [...]

It is projected that nearly 1.5 million children under the age of five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition from June 2022 – May 2023. This is 19% higher than the cases forecasted in 2021. This figure includes 367,000 cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) - an increase of 16% compared [...]

In the 13 refugee settlements and 12 hosting districts analysed, around 104,440 children were and will likely be acutely malnourished between February 2022 and January 2023, including around 16,540 children severely malnourished and are in need of treatment. Furthermore, around 12,850 pregnant or l [...]

It is projected that nearly 6 million children aged 0-59 months have likely been suffering and will likely continue to suffer from acute malnutrition in the period of May 2022 – April 2023 in Northwest and Northeast Nigeria. This includes 1,623,130 Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) cases and 4,308,4 [...]

The IPC Acute Malnutrition (AMN) projection update was conducted only for 125 districts in the governorates under the Internationally Recognized Government (IRG). The reason for the partial update was primarily due to restrictions to conducting virtual analysis in governorates under the Sana’a [...]

Between July 2022 and June 2023, an estimated 1.4 million children under five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition based on analysis and estimations from the results of the SMART nutrition surveys, Food Security and Nutrition Monitoring System (FSNMS) and program admission trends. Approxi [...]

Overview of Acute Malnutrition The numbers of children under five and pregnant and lactating women who will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2023 are currently being validated by the nutrition sector partners. During the current period that coincides with the peak of acute malnutrition from July - [...]

In the areas analysed in the Grand South and Grand South-East, it is estimated that nearly 479,000 cases of Global Acute Malnutrition (severe and moderate) are expected from May 2022 to April 2023. Of these cases, the Grand South-East of the country is expected to account for nearly 123,000 cases of [...]

Kenya’s nutrition situation has significantly deteriorated across the ASAL counties compared to the same season last year and the 2021 Short Rains analysis conducted in February 2022. Based on the July 2022 analysis, malnutrition levels were extremely critical (IPC AMN Phase 5) in Turkana North, [...]

Based on the results from 25 integrated food security, nutrition and mortality surveys conducted by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) and partners in June and July 2022 and subsequent IPC acute malnutrition analysis conducted in August, the total acute malnutrition burden for Som [...]