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Malawi

L2

Coordination mechanism: Sector
Year of activation: 2023
NCC: Double hatting
Deputy: Emergency Coordinator
IMO: Yes
Coordination arrangement:
Government lead; UNICEF co-lead

Country Key Contacts

Stanley Mwase

Nutrition Specialist svmwase@unicef.org

End-year report 2023

January to December 2023

Cluster response plan

Follow the link 

MCO EPP

Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP)

Link to HRP

MCO EPP

Current Challenges
  • Inadequate resource mobilization
  • the restrictions in movements and mass gatherings as preventive measure for Covid-19 affected activities such as mass screening, growth monitoring sessions and community mobilizations affected early identification and referral of children with wasting.
  • the fear of Covid-19 among caregivers and front-line workers affected access to essential life saving interventions for children 
  • Inadequate coordination at the sub-national level

Key Figures in 2021

(million)

Funding in 2023

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Number of SAM under-five children in need
(million)
Number of MAM under-five children in need 2021
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Number of children 6-59 months in need of Vitamin A Supplementation 2021
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# of primary caregivers of children aged 0-23 months who received counselling on IYCF
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Key Resources

list of important documents

Nutrition Response Progress August 2023 Vol.5

In July, 2,493 children under five years were admitted for treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM), showing a 4.5 percent increase from 2,379 in July 2023. In the same month, 2,177 children and 582 pregnant and lactating women were admitted as having moderate ...

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