Malawi Nutrition Situation Update Issue #31 - March 2019
4,462 children aged 6 to 59 months with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) received lifesaving treatment in OTP centres and NRUs.
11,296 children aged 6 to 59 months with Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) treated in the SFP centres.
3,342 Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) with MAM received supplementary feeding.
2% increase in SAM Admissions observed in February 2019 compared with February 2018.
4% decrease in MAM admissions (specifically for children 6 to 59 months) in February 2019 compared to February of 2018.