Nutritional Status of Children Under-Five
Nutrition trend analysis shows that compared with last year, the situation improved in
13 percent of emergency sites, remained stable in 85 percent of sites, and deteriorated in two percent of sites.
Results:
Results of anthropometric nutrition surveys between June 2004 and June 2005 were analyzed. 163 emergency sites were surveyed in 23 countries (19 African countries, two Asian countries, one country in Middle East, and one country in the Caribbean).
The FY 2005 target of nutritional status remaining stable or improving in two-thirds of emergency sites was met.
The second indicator is the percent of emergency area being monitored, defined as the availability of reliable, updated current year data. Recent consultations with technical partners resulted in the establishment of a new baseline and the setting of new targets which will be reported next year.
For 40 emergency sites, data were available to compare current or FY 2005 prevalence levels with the previous year. This analysis shows that the nutrition situation improved in 13 percent of the sites, remained stable in 85 percent of the sites, and deteriorated in two percent of the sites. Although the situation appears to be stable or improved, the FY 2005 prevalence level of acute malnutrition (wasting) was acceptable in only 22 percent of the sites, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of nutrition status. The rest was poor (27 percent), serious (19 percent) or critical (32 percent). The most critical situations were found among Sudanese refugees and host populations in Chad, Sudanese and Somali refugees in Kenya, resident population of Rift valley North-Eastern provinces in Kenya, among displaced and resident populations in South Sudan and Darfur (although the latest surveys in Darfur showed an improvement of the situation), and among resident populations in Eritrea. USAID will monitor these critical situations closely so that situations will improve, particularly in emergency sites where it provides funding.
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