Madagascar - Acute Malnutrition Situation from May 2022 to April 2023 (IPC , Acute Malnutrition) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 October 2022)
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An estimated 479,000 children are expected to suffer from Global Acute Malnutrition (severe and moderate) from May 2022 to April 2023 in Grand Sud and Grand Sud Est of Madagascar.
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Most affected districts, as December 2022 approaches, will be Nosy Varika and Befotaka for the Grand Sud Est and Bekily and Ampanihy for the Grand Sud.
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The Grand Sud Est has been affected by two intense cyclones this year and for the first time, the coastal Districts of the Grand Sud Est- with the exception of Vangaindrano- are classified in the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 3 even in the midst of the harvest period.
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Apart from the deterioration of food consumption, the poor nutrition situation is also explained by the increase in non-food expenditure, decline in purchasing power, rise in food prices, limitation of access to care, and an increase in diseases (diarrhea, malaria, measles epidemic for the District of Befotaka) and a drying up of water points.
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The situation is likely to deteriorate during the lean season coinciding with the peak of malnutrition.