Emergency Nutritional Care in South Sudan - Save the Children Canada 2012

With CIDA support Save the Children Canada is addressing the emergency nutrition and protection needs of conflict-affected people in Jonglei State South Sudan. Activities focus on the provision of nutrition care and treatment services for 2 410 severely malnourished children without complications 10 086 moderately malnourished children under five and 10 435 pregnant and/or lactating women; training 90 community nutrition volunteers and village health committee members to carry out nutrition screening activities; nutrition hygiene and health education campaigns in local communities; and child protection messages and training in order to mitigate the impact on vulnerable children of Jonglei's extended conflict.

Expected outputs include: managing severe and moderate malnutrition cases; training on protocols of management of acute malnutrition and active case finding screening and referrals; vaccinations screening and treatment of common and severe diseases; and training on nutrition health and child protection. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.