250,0000 children in #SouthSudan will suffer from severe acute malnutrition by the end of 2014 if more is not done now “These are not mere statistics – they are the children for whom South Sudan holds so much potential and promise. We must not fail the children of this new and fragile nation,” said UNICEFs Representative Mr Jonathan Veitch. UNICEF’s immediate goal is to treat more than 150,000 severely malnourished children under five. In part this will occur through rapid response teams that deliver ready to use therapeutic foods, micronutrient supplements, medicines, water purification sachets, Vitamin A and deworming tablets, and support breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women. This fast and flexible approach is currently being deployed in remote, previously unreachable areas. However to fully meet nutrition needs in South Sudan, UNICEF currently needs $38 million, of which just $4.6 million has been received. © UNICEF South Sudan/2013/Ohanesian
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:56:31 +0000
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