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Nutrition Surveillance Reports

Malnutrition among refugee children aged 6–59 months is a critical public health concern due to the heightened disease vulnerability of this age group and the food insecurity facing refugee populations. As part of refugee health assessments at key locations around the world, the IOM Migration Health Division teams routinely conduct anthropometric measurements for all persons examined. Using this data, IOM provides regular Nutrition Surveillance reports that contribute to refugee health monitoring and aid in the planning of essential nutrition interventions for refugee children. This report presents the prevalence of two key indicators for protein–energy malnutrition recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO),2 UNHCR1,3 and World Food Programme (WFP),4 namely weight-for-height or wasting and height-for-age or stunting.

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