Highlights
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The nutrition situation improved between January 2022 and December 2022 compared to the same period last year. However, as of December 2022, 12 out of 21 districts are still in IPC Nutrition phase 3 (severe). The number of children admitted to the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition remains high with 34,803 children (17,750 boys and 17,053 girls) treated through UNICEF support.
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UNICEF’s emergency WASH interventions in 2022 reached over 1,029,763 people (227,898 women; 287,915 girls; 226,785 men; 287,165 boys) in drough affected regions of the south and cyclone hit areas of southeast Madagascar.
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UNICEF’s coordination activities in collaboration with actors working on cash transfers supported 380,000 households affected by drought and cyclones and 7,850 households receiving universal child benefit.
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In 2022, UNICEF, together with the Ministry of Health, provided emergency health support in cyclone- and drought-affected areas to 186,766 people, including 11,205 pregnant women and 175,561 children under five, covering 93% of the year's targets.
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UNICEF also supported the continuity of education for children in humanitarian situations. Education interventions reached over 491,000 children and adolescents (including 247,000 girls) in the regions affected by drought and cyclones in the South and Southern regions of Androy, Anosy, Atsimo Atsinanana.