Malnutrition

MSF-OCG has been present in Magaria, Niger since 2005. MSF is confronted with yearly peaks of severe acute malnutrition and malaria, which mainly affect children under five-years-old. Despite MSF’s presence mortality rates during these months often rise above MSF standards, while periodically, mortality rates in the community rise above emergency thresholds. Using both qualitative and quantitative data, we found the project to be relevant for MSF, but some changes could be made to ensure greater efficiency and effectiveness. This includes establishing a long-term strategy, the simplification of protocols, exploring innovative ways to treat malnutrition
and malaria, and perhaps using this as an opportunity to revitalise the general interest in malnutrition

La revue critique des projets de Zinder et Magaria couvrant les années 2011 à 2013 a été commissionnée pour évaluer la pertinence et l'efficacité des pro

La revue critique des projets de Zinder et Magaria couvrant les années 2011 à 2013 a été commissionnée pour évaluer la pertinence et l'efficacité des pro

MSF has been working in Magaria, Niger, since 2005. Every year, peaks of malaria and malnutrition have a devastating effect on the local population, particul

 
Ethiopia is known to be food insecure and has for many years been a major recipient of food aid from WFP, the majority emergency food aid. D

Four years after the 2005 Niger crisis, many things have changed in the nutrition field. This cahier aims at considering this evolution and exploring ne

The evaluation unit in Vienna (MSF-Austria) was requested to analyse the different nutritional strategies implemented in Marial Lou over the past years (2003

This is a comprehensive evaluation of OCA's in country emergency response units in Nigeria, Chad, North Kivu, South Kivu and Katanga. The report consists