HARGEISA, Somalia, 8 December 2009 - In Somalia, more than 40 per cent of children exhibit signs of chronic nutritional deprivation. This can be a life-threatening condition if appropriate interventions are not provided.
At the clinic in Hargeisa one of 200 UNICEF supported Outpatient Therapeutic Facilities in Somalia UNICEF and partners have been distributing a new ready-to-use food, Plumpydoz, to vulnerable children aged 6 to 36 months. To date, more than 130,000 young children in Somalia have benefited from this product, which is rich with minerals, high quality proteins and fats.
UNICEF also supports 30 in-patient stabilization centres where children with the most severe cases of undernutrition receive round-the-clock medical care.
I sometimes dont have work and cant provide for my children, so they get malnourished, said Derer Muse, whose daughter is receiving treatment in the stabilization centre. I have another child who was malnourished too, but was treated in this clinic and will be discharged soon.
At the clinic in Hargeisa one of 200 UNICEF supported Outpatient Therapeutic Facilities in Somalia UNICEF and partners have been distributing a new ready-to-use food, Plumpydoz, to vulnerable children aged 6 to 36 months. To date, more than 130,000 young children in Somalia have benefited from this product, which is rich with minerals, high quality proteins and fats.
UNICEF also supports 30 in-patient stabilization centres where children with the most severe cases of undernutrition receive round-the-clock medical care.
I sometimes dont have work and cant provide for my children, so they get malnourished, said Derer Muse, whose daughter is receiving treatment in the stabilization centre. I have another child who was malnourished too, but was treated in this clinic and will be discharged soon.
