CARE nutrition staff are seeing the impact of the flooding in the rise in cases of malnutrition in both children under five and pregnant and lactating mothers. Every day the nutrition facilities are overwhelmed with long queues of women and babies, as the team work tirelessly to save the lives of those most in need.
South Sudan is currently facing its highest levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, exacerbated by the impact of floods and displacement. According to UN OCHA more than 835,000 people were reported as affected by flooding across the country since May 2021. An average child growing up in South Sudan today does not have enough to eat and is at risk of growing up chronically malnourished. Up to 36% of children under 5 have had to seek medical attention for some form of diseases.
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Flooding in South Sudan has affected 835,000 people leading to an increasingrisk of more displacements, further violence, endangering food security, and disrupting livelihoods, the UN said.The people in the country have been affected by the .
Flooding in South Sudan has affected 835,000 people leading to an increasingrisk of more displacements, further violence, endangering food security, and disrupting livelihoods, the UN said.