Darfur: The nutritional well-being of Chadian refugees has been improved, through Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition programming, Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP), Supplementary Feeding Programme (SFP) or treating them in Inpatient Care (IC) in case of severe acute malnutrition with medical complications. In-kind support including sugar, rice and soap has been provided to 51 community volunteers through Food for Work initiatives. A total of 6,069 children under 5 years were screened for acute malnutrition, and treatment was provided for 250 children for SAM with a 90% cure rate, and 830 children and PLW for MAM with a 98.5% cure rate.
East: The overall malnutrition rate in the nutritional status of refugees increased, as revealed by the annual Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) results from the seven refugee camps. The nutrition situation in land based (Um-gurgour, Abuda and FAU V) camps is within acceptable level Global Acute Malnutrition of 7.4% (5.5-10.0 95% CI) as per UNHCR classification of GAM prevalence 10% acceptable in refugee context. The labor based (Kilo 26, Girba and Wadsharifey) refugees’ camps with Global Acute Malnutrition of 10.7% (8.8-12.8 95% CI) which is serious and above the acceptable level of UNHCR. While the prevalence of Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) in Shagarab refugee camps is 15.4% (13.3-17.8% CI) slightly above the 15% of emergency threshold of WHO classification. However, there is a significance decrease in GAM prevalence in labor based camps compared to 2015, and slight reduction in land-based camps.
UNHCR together with Implementing partners implements nutrition and food security programme with support from WFP and other partners consisting of a provision of general food distribution (GFD), Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), and food-based prevention of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) along with other programmes like the promotion and protection of optimal infant and young child feeding practices. In 2017, 9,785 malnourished children were treated and 10,519pregnant or lactating women benefitted from preventive supplementation. The community-based management of acute malnutrition programme recovery rate was well within acceptable standards throughout the year in both the inpatient and outpatient components. In addition, the maternal, infant and young child nutrition programme is present at community and facility level, with trained counsellors providing essential support. All essential nutrition supplies to implement CMAM were provided in camps; Plump nut, plump doz, F75 and Resomal had been distributed among all camps proportionate to respective refugee population.in collaboration with WFP, Community nutrition workers were trained and regularly conduct MUAC screening, identify and refer malnourished children for early treatment for acute malnutrition. Nutrition services are integrated within all the health posts and hospitals, whereby a malnourished child undergoes nutrition rehabilitation according to standard protocols.
WFP and UNHCR expanded voucher modalities as a way of providing food assistance in all camps. All new refugees receive voucher for three months pending RSD process, then receive vouchers for two years’ worth 120 SDG/month/ person, while targeted old case receives a 60 SDG voucher which they use to purchase preselected food items based on preference of beneficiaries in the local market from designated traders.