Highlights
In the last two weeks, 54,945 curative consultations were conducted bringing the total number of health consultations with UNICEF’s support to 366,028 in 2016. These consultations have been carried out in both static health facilities and through RRM missions, and include health facilities supported in Malakal PoC (pictured above).
Mine risk education has been a focus of UNICEF’s programmes, as NGOs and communities were supported to celebrate International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 April. Activities designed to disseminate mine risk awareness messages, including role plays, songs, drama and a drawing competition were conducted in Upper Nile, Jonglei and Central Equatoria, reaching 5,381 people (over 90 per cent of whom are children).
To date, UNICEF has reached 997,449 people, including 199,749 children under 5, through 81 RRM missions with 10 RRM missions conducted in 2016. An integrated RRM is scheduled for Khorfulus in Jonglei which will take place from 8 to 15 April.
Social mobilization for the scale up of the nutrition response in Warrap continues. To date, 117,354 children (47 per cent) have been screened by social mobilizers with 6,975 (5.9 per cent) of children under 5 identified with SAM and 24,393 (10.4 per cent) with MAM. All children identified with acute malnutrition have been referred for treatment.