Combating child malnutrition
45 million children under the age of five suffer from acute malnutrition, increasing their risk of death by 12 times. Among the 13.7 million children suffering from severe malnutrition, the vast majority live in Africa, mainly in West Africa.
The Cooperation will ensure that projects aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality incorporate the prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition in a concrete manner, in particular through support for the implementation of Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) protocols.
In addition, between 2025 and 2030, the Cooperation is committed to supporting a programme targeting acute malnutrition in children under five in countries with high prevalence (Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Senegal, Madagascar, Lesotho and Burundi).
