At each weekly check the child is weighed before the rations are handed over.
Child malnutrition care in Nyala
In South Darfur the conflict has reduced harvests, disrupted markets and closed some of the health centres. The project supports an outpatient programme for acute malnutrition in Nyala, where children under five are weighed, measured and followed up weekly.
Children without complications receive rations of ready-to-use therapeutic food, a high-energy paste that needs neither water nor cooking; those with complications are referred for admission. Each handover is recorded on the child’s card together with weight and arm circumference. The unit follows the equivalence the organization states: 20 euros cover 61 doses.
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A second weekly handover day added
The programme now sees children two days a week instead of one, to cut waiting times. 13,000 doses of therapeutic food were handed over in the period.
Units delivered in this phase: 13000 doses of therapeutic food Reported expenditure in this update: €4,290Programme store restocked
A new supply of therapeutic food arrived and was stored on pallets with a log of batches and expiry dates. 12,000 doses were handed over in the period.
Units delivered in this phase: 12000 doses of therapeutic food Reported expenditure in this update: €3,960Screening and first handovers started
Arm-circumference screening in the neighbourhoods and outpatient intake of referred children started. The first 9,000 doses were handed over.
Units delivered in this phase: 9000 doses of therapeutic food Reported expenditure in this update: €2,970
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