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Niger - 1 yr after the food crisis
Posted on Friday, July 07, 2006 @ 18:54:44 EDT by admin
One year after the Niger food crisis, Children are still at risk from food shortages and health problems.
The 2005 food crisis in Niger was caused by chronic poverty as much as the devastating combination of drought and locusts.
Food security conditions in Niger in 2006 are generally better than those seen last year due to better rains in 2005 resulting in an improved harvest.
However, a significant number of Nigerians continue to be at risk and young children in particular will continue to suffer from malnutrition. Latest nutritional figures indicate similarly high rates of child malnutrition in the areas in which Save the Children UK works.
Poor quality and inaccessible health care is a major contributor to child malnutrition in Niger. Save the Children is therefore providing both resources (medicines and equipment) and training to the national primary health care services.
We are carefully monitoring rates of severely and moderately malnourished children, expanding activities and services as needed.
Save the Children has also taken the decision to remain in Niger beyond this year’s hunger period and establish a long-term country programme to tackle some of these root causes of vulnerability for children in the affected regions.
Our long-term programme interventions will aim to improve opportunities for families to access food, make a living and benefit from improved access health care facilities and abolition of user fees.
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However, a significant number of Nigerians continue to be at risk and young children in particular will continue to suffer from malnutrition. Latest nutritional figures indicate similarly high rates of child malnutrition in the areas in which Save the Children UK works.
