Nutrition Update on South Sudan

EmergencyIsmail Kassim and Grace Kamau

Regional Support Hub

South Sudan

Nutrition indicators in South Sudan camps

Kenya influx

Number received = 10,395 Majority are women and children Daily operation continue at the boarder, reception and new site

in Kakuma 4 Measles vaccination continue- No new cases reported as of 21st

Jan MUAC screening at reception continues

GAM =7.9 SAM =2.8

Issuance of food token continues Distribution of food and NFI continues at the new distribution

center

85% are women and children Number of refugees was 59,479 as of 23rd January 2014 90% of HH are women headed households Out of 3765 children screened between 31st Dec to 14th Jan

GAM =3.0 SAM= 0.5%

2-3 hot meals are provided at the three different transit centers namely Dzaipi, Nyumanzi and Arua ocean

Mass MUAC screening done this week showed Proxy GAM of 0.9 and SAM of 0.2%

Challenges related to management of SAM and MAM

Uganda Influx

Ethiopia

Number of refugees =27,767 Food and not food items prepositioned Water and basic health and nutrition services in place