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Medair in Southern Sudan: emergency response after children found with high malnutrition rates

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Sudan (Southern Sudan) - A recent assessment in Akobo East County found malnutrition rates that were three times higher than the accepted threshold for an emergency situation.

Our team were surprised by the situation they found, said Jeri Westad, Country Director for Medair, who initiated the assessment in association with Save the Children in Southern Sudan (SCiSS). This is one of the most desperate places we have seen in Southern Sudan.

Images showing Medair's Southern Sudan Emergency Response Team screening young children for malnutrition.
The MUAC (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference indicator) is used to detect children suffering from acute malnutrition.

For more information or to support Medair's life-saving relief activities: www.medair.org

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  • wow really how life could be difficult in some places around the world

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