South Sudan Nutrition Cluster: July - September 2017 Quarterly Bulletin

Summary

The overall nutrition situation in the 3rd quarter of the year remained critical and the forecast suggested further deterioration.

Acute malnutrition remains a major public health emergency in several parts of South Sudan. A total of 37 SMART surveys were conducted between January and September 2017. The 30 out of 37, surveys showed global acute malnutrition weight-for-height (GAM WHZ) prevalence above the World Health Organization (WHO) emergency threshold of 15 per cent. A peak of 35.9 percent GAM was found in Twic, Warrap implying “extreme critical” classification.

Program data shows 25% more new admission in 3rd quarter of the 2017 compare to 2016. Total 56,869 new children(6 to 59 months) admitted in SAM program this year. It takes the total new admission to 159,620, which is 78% of nutrition cluster annual target and 58%of People in need. Nutrition cluster able to reached six children (6 to 59 months) in every ten needy children(6 to 59 months) in SAM program this year so far and envisaging to reach around 8 out of 10 needy SAM children.

In MAM program nutrition cluster able to newly enrolled 114,783 children (6 to 59 months) this quarter which 43% more then last year for the same time period, the total new admission was 80,241 children (6-59 months) for the same quarter( July to September) of 2016. So far this year the total 332,528 children (6 to 59 months) which is 66% of the annual nutrition cluster target and 40% of people in need were enrolled in program.

In total 13 RRM missions were carried out by nutrition cluster partners in five states (CES, Jonglei, Unity, Upper Nile and WBeG) and 85,182 children aged six to 59 months were screened. Overall, proxy SAM and MAM was 2.8% and 10% respectively. 2,371 SAM and 8,659 MAM were treated this year so far in RRM.