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Malnutrition

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Hajara Abdul Rahman being weighed at a clinic in Tamale
Programme
11 January 2019
Stunting and Malnutrition
Every child has a right to adequate nutrition
Dr. Elvis Badianga Kumbu holds a young girl in his arms after she underwent treatment at the Presbyterian Hospital in Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï region, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday 28 January 2018.
Programme
21 June 2018
Child Survival and Development
Every child has a right to survive
A group of people standing together in front of an event banner
Article
27 May 2022
Calling for a rapid scale-up to tackle malnutrition
UNICEF, the AU and the Democratic Republic of Congo call for stronger commitments from African leaders to strengthen multi-sectoral nutrition investments
A mother sitting on the floor feeding her child with a spoon
Press release
24 May 2022
African leaders and development partners called to combine scaled-up humanitarian response with prevention, as the situation worsens for millions of children facing severe wasting - UNICEF
Global food price rises, low harvests, climate change and conflict mean concerted action is needed by African Heads of State meeting this week in Equatorial Guinea to build long-term resilience
A baby's arm is being measured to screen malnutrition as the mother breastfeeds
Press release
17 May 2022
Soaring food costs, low rainfall and insecurity leave children in the Sahel at risk of catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition - UNICEF
Soaring food prices driven by the war in Ukraine and pandemic-fuelled budget cuts set to drive up both need for, and cost of life-saving therapeutic food treatment, the latter by up to 16 per cent
A baby being feed with a blue cup
Report
06 April 2022
Joint Note on the Nutrition Situtation in WCA
WCA Regional Nutrition Working Group

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Press release
06 April 2022
Urgent action needed to holistically address child malnutrition in West and Central Africa
The sharp increase of the number of malnourished children in the recent years requires to act urgently not only to save lives, but also to prevent children from becoming malnourished
A woman hands RUTF to a mother and her child
Article
22 January 2022
Getting out of malnutrition through rapid treatment
In N'Djamena, Habena health centre is one of 825 health structures supported by UNICEF through European Union funding.
A mother and her baby in front of her home in Fada, in the east of Burkina Faso
Report
23 September 2021
Addressing the Challenge of Children's Diet in Early Life in
Addressing the Challenge of Children's Diet in Early Life in West and Central Africa

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Mothers holding babies with plumpy nut
Press release
22 September 2021
Young children’s diets show no improvement in last decade, ‘could get much worse’ under COVID-19 - UNICEF
During crucial period when children begin to transition to solid foods, just 1 in 3 are fed a diet diverse enough to grow well
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