Angola Nutritional Emergency Fact Sheet Update
July 9, 2002
Therapeutic feeding centers provide specialized care for the most severely malnourished, particularly children. Supplementary Feeding Centers provide specially formulated rations to vulnerable members of a population to supplement their daily food intake. In January 2002, there were 11 TFCs in Angola; now there are 23, and 16 SFCs have opened since May.
WHERE (Angola's "gray areas"):
Provinces of Angola in which MSF is working as of July 9, 2002 |
BIE PROVINCE
- In all, 9 MSF feeding centers are in operation in Bie Province, where 5176 beneficiaries are currently being cared for. In
Kuito
, there are 4 TFCs caring for 526 persons, and 2 SFCs with 2100 beneficiaries. In Kamacupa
, the TFC has 150 beneficiaries and 2 SFCs provide care to 2400 people.
HUAMBO PROVINCE
- In the two
Caala
TFCs, 450 persons are receiving care; in the past week there were 150 new admissions. In the Bailundo
TFC, 650 persons are receiving care. New TFCs have opened in Chilembo
and Sambo
, with 160 and 227 beneficiaries respectively.
HUILA PROVINCE
- In
Matala
, the TFC currently has 180 beneficiaries, and three SFCs provide care for 590 persons; the TFC in Chipindo
has 244, and the SFC has 718. Meanwhile, a tent hospital in Bunjei
admits 50 persons each week, and the SFC cares for 1528 people. Another TFC was opened in Dongo
.
MALANJE PROVINCE
- Two TFCs in
Malanje
are now treating 75 persons.
CUANDO CUBANGO PROVINCE
- The
Menongue
TFC currently has 50 beneficiaries. The TFC in Mavinga
has 200 beneficiaries, and an SFC in Soba Matias
has 346 beneficiaries. In addition, 6 health posts are operating in the area.
UIGE PROVINCE
- In the
Uige
TFC, the situation seems to be stable with 62 persons under care and 3 SFCs with 438 people. The TFC in Uamba
cares for 250 people.
MOXICO PROVINCE
- In the two
Luena
TFCs, 113 persons are receiving care, and there are 828 beneficiaries in the two SFCs.
LUNDA SUL PROVINCE
- In the
Saurimo
TFC, 43 persons are receiving care.
ZAIRE PROVINCE
- In the
M'Banza Congo
TFC there are now 20 people creciving care, and in the Madimba
SFC there are 177 beneficiaries.
MSF has 172 international staff members present in Angola, in addition to some 2200 locally-hired staff members.
Tags:
Angola,
Malnutrition
