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ECHO Emergency Nutrition Response
Adding to an already dire situation, during the second half of 2016, a strong negative impact of Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) led to below-average rainfall in Somali, Southern Oromia, southern SNNP and Afar regions. All regions were severely affected and water levels in most schemes declined significantly. Livestock deaths have considerably reduced communities' capacity to cope with the ongoing drought, resulting in aggravating food and nutrition insecurity. Coping mechanisms such as migration and massive livestock destocking and a significant rise in malnutrition among children is already being observed in the above-mentioned regions.
UNICEF with the support of the European Union Humanitarian Fund (ECHO) supports the GOE´s effort in humanitarian relief. The core of UNICEF emergency nutrition response is the management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children. SAM is a life-threatening condition that, if left untreated, is associated with higher mortality and morbidity among children. In Ethiopia, UNICEF has supported the introduction and scale-up of the Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), which allows management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) within the communities. The CMAM is now fully integrated into the routine health system and is regarded as one of the flagship nutrition programme that is available during emergency contexts and in normal settings. As of August 2017, more than 17,000 facilities provided SAM treatment services through outpatient therapeutic programme services (OTP) or Stabilization Centers (SCs) across the country.
Adding to an already dire situation, during the second half of 2016, a strong negative impact of Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) led to below-average rainfall in Somali, Southern Oromia, southern SNNP and Afar regions. All regions were severely affected and water levels in most schemes declined significantly. Livestock deaths have considerably reduced communities' capacity to cope with the ongoing drought, resulting in aggravating food and nutrition insecurity. Coping mechanisms such as migration and massive livestock destocking and a significant rise in malnutrition among children is already being observed in the above-mentioned regions.
UNICEF with the support of the European Union Humanitarian Fund (ECHO) supports the GOE´s effort in humanitarian relief. The core of UNICEF emergency nutrition response is the management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children. SAM is a life-threatening condition that, if left untreated, is associated with higher mortality and morbidity among children. In Ethiopia, UNICEF has supported the introduction and scale-up of the Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), which allows management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) within the communities. The CMAM is now fully integrated into the routine health system and is regarded as one of the flagship nutrition programme that is available during emergency contexts and in normal settings. As of August 2017, more than 17,000 facilities provided SAM treatment services through outpatient therapeutic programme services (OTP) or Stabilization Centers (SCs) across the country.
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