Driving Factors
Aggravating factors
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Frequent disease outbreaks and high morbidity
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Reduced access to humanitarian interventions specifically, feeding and health programmes, mainly in the Shabelles and Hiran regions
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Reduced household food access persists, but may improve with good harvests, milk availability is still low
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Inappropriate child feeding and care practices
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Poor access to sanitation facilities and safe water in rural LHZs
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Civil insecurity all regions remain the epicenter of civil strife
Mitigating factors
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Increased humanitarian programmes in Banadir region and parts of Hiran (health, feeding, WASH)
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Good Deyr season- increased production (crop and livestock) – improved household food access and income
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Control/ reduction of disease outbreaks