1 in 5 pregnant and breastfeeding women in eastern Chad acutely malnourished
- More than one in five pregnant and breastfeeding women in eastern Chad have been found to be acutely malnourished, with severe funding shortages impacting access to food and healthcare.
- More than 20 per cent of the women screened in the border town of Adré during the first six months of the year were suffering from moderate or severe acute malnutrition, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said.
- That is above the threshold used to define a critical humanitarian emergency, and the crisis is being worsened by a lack of support for host communities due to rules that restrict access to registered refugee
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- More than one in five pregnant and breastfeeding women in eastern Chad have been found to be acutely malnourished, with severe funding shortages impacting access to food and healthcare.
- More than 20 per cent of the women screened in the border town of Adré during the first six months of the year were suffering from moderate or severe acute malnutrition, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said.
- That is above the threshold used to define a critical humanitarian emergency, and the crisis is being worsened by a lack of support for host communities due to rules that restrict access to registered refugee
Sources: The Independent