UNICEF and its partners have screened more than 217,000 children for acute malnutrition since the beginning of the year and more than 21,500 children have been admitted for treatment for severe acute malnutrition.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is reporting that escalating violence and displacement continue to create severe humanitarian needs in Haiti, fuelling a nutritional and educational crisis for children.
The report states that UNICEF and its partners have screened more than 217,000 children for acute malnutrition since the beginning of the year and more than 21,500 children have been admitted for treatment for severe acute malnutrition.
This represents approximately 17% of the nearly 129,000 Haitian children expected to require life-saving treatment this year.
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