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In Timbuktu a 2-kilogram increase is another victory against malnutrition.
This morning, Walima brought her seven-month-old granddaughter Bahamatou, for her third consultation with the Severe Malnutrition Recovery Ambulatory Unit (URENAS) at Bellafarendi Community Health Centre in Timbuktu. The little girl had been under observation there for several weeks. She suffers from severe acute ...
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The struggle of a family for survival.
Kadia, a determined mother, had to flee her home in Burkina Faso with her spouse and two children to seek safety in Mali due to escalating violence in their village. The journey was fraught with dangers and uncertainties, but they supported each other throughout. Upon their arrival in Mali on October 2, 2023, they...
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DELIVERING AS ONE TO CHANGE LIVES!
The municipality of Kaboila, in the Sikasso region, once affected by various crises, has undergone a true transformation, thanks to an exceptional collaboration between the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), three agencies of th...
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Fadimata: A nutrition champion is born.
At the Early Childhood Development Center "Les Poupons", located in the Ségou region, Aissata is an instructor in charge of middle section A. Each morning, along with five other instructors, she warmly welcomes 289 children between the ages of 3 and 5. Nearly half of these children are girls, who will grow up to b...
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Nearly one million children in Mali at risk of acute malnutrition by the end of 2023 – UNICEF-WFP
BAMAKO/NEW YORK, 1 September 2023 – A combination of protracted armed conflict, internal displacement, and restricted humanitarian access risks pushing nearly one million children under the age of 5 in Mali into acute malnutrition by December 2023 – with at least 200,000 at risk of dying of hunger if life-saving a...
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Canada pledges one of the largest ever single contributions to a UNICEF Office, to fight malnutrition in Mali
BAMAKO, 25 April 2022 – Canada has made one of its largest ever single contributions to a UNICEF office, providing 40 million Canadian dollars (19 billion CFA francs) for Malian women and children. Canada and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), together with the Ministry of Health and Social Development and partners, came together in…
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Joint press release - Sweden and UN agencies launch multi-year project to strengthen food and nutrition security in Mali
BAMAKO, December 3, 2021 - The Government of Sweden, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a four-year programme to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities affected by food insecurit...
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The Diallo family's path to resilience
Soufouroulaye, Mopti Region - "Mariam was always sick and not gaining weight," Ada recalls of her one-year-old daughter. Sitting in their home in the village of Soufouroulaye, in central Mali, the 34-year-old mother of three knew immediately what to do. "If you have any doubts about your child's health, you can me...
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“I also learn from the other mothers”
Sikasso District hospital records a weekly average of 6 to 7 referred cases of severe and acute malnutrition (SAM) with complications. These cases of child malnutrition are referred to their Intensive Care Unit for Nutrition Education and Rehabilitation (URENI). While on admission, the children under treatment ...
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Country Programme of Cooperation 2020-2024
Mali is home to an estimated 19.8 million people, more than half of whom are children. Despite recent economic growth, it remains one of the poorest countries in the world. Mali is frequently affected by floods and droughts and has been affected by armed conflict since 2012. Together, these crises are having an im...
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Overcoming the odds
"When she arrived here, I was afraid she wouldn't make it," says Dr Zoumana Diallo. "She wasn't even moving. She had serious anemia." Indeed, little Maya's red blood cell count was seven times lower than it should be, the result of a severe and untreated case of malaria. "I was scared of losing her," remembers her...
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A magical powder for the children of Sikasso
A rooster crows in the pre-dawn morning, waking up the inhabitants of the Zebala village. Minata Traore is joined by her husband Moussa and their three children on the dark green woven mat where they have breakfast. The children eagerly grab their ladles, ready to dig into their porridge. The porridge contains ric...