OCHA South Sudan recently reported:

“…606,230 children aged 6 to 59 months have been screened for acute malnutrition since January, including 8,900 [As of July 2014]. Seven percent were identified with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and 13 per cent with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).”

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Related Information

• Alarming Malnutrition Rates In South Sudan – Doctors Without Borders/UNOCHASouthSudan
• FAO South Sudan
• UNHCR seeks massive boost in funding for South Sudan refugees
• Grateful to be alive after severe bout of cholera, thanks to health partner support
• OCHA South Sudan Report (July 10, 2014)
• Secretary of State John Kerry on South Sudan’s Independence Day