Early detection to reduce mortality from malnutrition in Eastern Chad

Child malnutrition is a major health challenge in eastern Chad, where hundreds of thousands of people have fled armed conflict in Sudan.

From April 2023 to 9 June 2024, 189 children died from malnutrition, accounting for 56% of all deaths among refugees.

Outpatient screening is crucial in the early detection of malnutrition, enabling timely treatment and preventing relapse in children discharged from outpatient nutritional unit.

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