UNICEF warns border nutrition services overwhelmed by growing need
One in three children screened in parts of South Sudan’s border region is malnourished, UNICEF has warned, as overstretched nutrition services struggle to cope with a rising influx of people fleeing conflict in neighboring Sudan. Health workers in Renk County, Upper Nile State, say children and mothers escaping war are now facing a second crisis, […]
South Sudan renews commitment to ending malnutrition
South Sudan is taking strides in the fight against malnutrition, convening a High-Level Consultative Forum on tackling the sale of therapeutic and nutritional foods. The forum, held on June 3, brought together government officials, donors, businesses, and civil society organizations to make financial and policy commitments to improve nutrition outcomes as part of Nutrition for […]
