Highlights

• Despite considerable operational challenges, with UNICEF support, 4.7 million people received essential health and nutrition services in health facilities, while mobile health and nutrition teams reached over 170,000 people in remote areas.

• A total of 68,272 children received life-saving treatment for severe acute malnutrition (SAM), following screening of over 1.26 million children 6-59 months.

• Protracted drought across the country continued to impact access to safe water. Through emergency WASH interventions, UNICEF reached 730,000 people with safe water.

• In preparation for winter, UNICEF prepositioned lifesaving supplies including 34,000 newborn kits, in locations which will be cut-off during winter.

Situation in numbers

24.4 M
People in need of humanitarian assistance (HNO 2022)

13.1 M
children in need of humanitarian assistance (HNO 2022)

1.1 M
Severely acutely malnourished children under the age of five years expected to need SAM treatment (HRP 2022)