While they were not part of the assessment, MSF also saw a high number of malnourished pregnant women. MSF teams are now supporting the Regional Health Bureau with a focus on nutrition. Over the past two weeks they have treated 205 children aged under five for severe acute malnutrition in two stabilisation centres. At the peak of the displacement crisis last July, Ethiopian authorities reported that close to one million people had been forced from their homes. As a result, many are now going to the new IDP sites in search of assistance,” said MSF’s head of mission in Ethiopia, Mohamed Morchid.

Source: Ethiopian News April 17, 2019 15:56 UTC