MSF is also starting a supplementary feeding program for the moderately malnourished children in Camacupa. The initial capacity will be for children but, in light of the levels of malnutrition, it is expected to increase rapidly to over 2, beneficiaries. In addition, MSF has also observed a serious problem of malnutrition among the adult population.
The population which has been displaced due to the chronic conflicts in the country is the most affected by the malnutrition. This is well above the emergency thresholds.
The mortality rate is extremely high, with figures reaching three deaths per day per Those figures are among the highest seen in Angola over the past years. To succeed in bringing the mortality down, MSF efforts should be accompanied by a general food distribution to an estimated affected population of 25, to 50, persons. We are doing as much as we can to reduce mortality through our feeding centres, but this is not enough: people need urgently a general food distribution.
If such a general food distribution does not start very soon, the feeding centres will become rapidly overloaded and will face many re-admissions.
The capacity of these TFCs has been increased from the initial beneficiaries to beneficiaries to cope with the sharp increase in admissions.
