Nutrition
Global hunger now afflicts more than a billion people worldwide. Severe acute malnutrition, however, is the more immediate killer: it threatens the lives of 19 million children. Every year as many as 5 million of them die from malnutrition-related causes. From rural mountain villages to the confines of refugee camps to ethnically divided cities, Action Against Hunger treats and prevents malnutrition in over 40 countries around the world. Our programs are launched most often during times of crisis and focus on the most vulnerable, including young children and women who are pregnant or nursing.
One in Four Children's Lives at Risk from Malnutrition in Western Chad
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One out of every four children under five suffers from acute malnutrition in the Sahel region of Western Chad, according to nutrition surveys carried out by global humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger | ACF International, in collaboration with UNICEF, the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Chadian Ministry of Health. » Read more |
Against All Odds: Baby Monday’s Story
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Nurses at the therapeutic Stabilization Center in the Kaabong Referral Hospital call him “the miracle baby.” In the hospital records his name is Monday; the staff name orphaned babies according to the day of the week they are born. » Read more |
Chad: A View from the Ground
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Sitting in front of a therapeutic Stabilization Center in Kanem, Western Chad, one-year-old Adam smiles weakly as his mother Hawa cradles him. Determined to save her son, Hawa traveled five days by camel in the burning heat to bring him to the nearest health center. His whole body swollen with edema, Adam was in an advanced stage of acute malnutrition, a condition that can be deadly if left untreated. » Read more |
Sahel Food Crisis: 10 Leading Aid Agencies Call for Urgent 'Surge' in Aid for 10 Million Hungry People
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NEW YORK, NY— Ten leading aid agencies today called for a 'surge' in the humanitarian effort to help 10 million people at risk of acute hunger across the Sahel region of West and Central Africa. The center of the crisis is Niger, where seven million people, almost half the population, have not enough food. » Read more |
Malnutrition Crisis in Chad Threatens Thousands of Young Lives
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Country Director Jean-François Carémel discusses the malnutrition crisis in the Bahr el Ghazal region of western Chad, where Action Against Hunger’s recent surveys show the severe malnutrition rate for children under five at 27 percent—almost double the emergency threshold set by the World Health Organization. » Read more |
Action Against Hunger’s International Network produces a variety of published works from context analysis and regional assessments to community surveys and field reports.
List of Publications
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Summary Report: Management of Acute Malnutrition in Infants (MAMI) Project View [597 KB] This summary report—a collaborative effort between Action Against Hunger and other agencies— identifies key findings of the Management of Acute Malnutrition in Infants Project (MAMI). The project focuses on the guidelines, policies and strategies already in place for the treatment of acutely malnourished infants under six months of age, and offers recommendations for future practices and research. |
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Strategic Programming for Community Nutrition Interventions View [1.67 MB] Combining information from Guinea, Malawi and Mali, this Action Against Hunger publication discusses implementation techniques and procedures to improve Community Workshops. Using experiences and results from those countries, the guide covers everything from context analysis to community participation. |
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Feeding Hunger & Insecurity: Field Analysis of Volatile Global Commodity Food Prices, Food Security, & Childhood Malnutrition View [2.41 MB] Rapid price increases in early 2008 led to riots in over 30 countries that sparked international calls for action and repositioned as global priorities the need to combat hunger and reinvigorate local agriculture. Action Against Hunger’s in-depth field study, Feeding Hunger & Insecurity, reminds us the crisis is far from over and that urrgent funding is needed to translate global policy into effective, targeted responses addressing the needs of those most affected. |
Evaluating Nutritional Needs
Treatment of Acute Malnutrition
Prevention of Acute Malnutrition
Capacity-Building & Technical Support
- As many as 5 million malnourished children die every year because they lack access to the necessary treatment.
- 19 million children suffer from severe acute malnutrition, a deadly condition if not treated.
- $50 can provide 45 days of life-saving treatment for a malnourished child.
