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Nutrition Situation• As of 28 October 2011, 450,000 children inSomalia are acutely malnourished of whom190,000 suffer from severe acute malnutrition(SAM) (Source: UN Office for the Coordinationof Humanitarian Affairs - OCHA). Ongoinginterventions supported by WV includeoperationalising outpatient therapeuticprogrammes (OTP) and stabilisation centers (SC)and targeted and blanket supplementary feedingprogrammes.Total Number of People affected• The UN estimates 13 million people across EastAfrica are currently affected by the drought. Fourmillion of these people are in Somalia where750,000 are at risk of death before the end of theyear.World Vision’s ResponseWV is responding across four countries to mitigatethe effects of the drought and famine:• Between 20-27 October, WV provided foodassistance to 82,495 people in Kenya, 28,513people in Ethiopia and 13,386 people in Tanzania.• Between February and November 2011, WVEthiopia’s CMAM OTP programme admittedand treated 6,812 children with SAM in theircommunities, with a recovery rate of 97%.• Between February and November 2011, WVSomalia’s CMAM OTP programme admittedand treated 2,254 children with SAM in theircommunities, with a recovery rate of 83%.• Somalia: water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH),non-food items (NFIs), child protection, shelter,health and nutrition, disaster risk reduction (DRR),livelihoods• Kenya: WASH, food distributions, supplementaryfeeding programme (SFP), outpatient therapeuticprogramme (OTP) stabilization centers (SC),blanket supplementary feeding programme, health• Ethiopia: WASH, livelihoods, food distributions, fuelefficient stoves, solar torches, education, health,therapeutic and supplementary feeding• Tanzania: food distributions, WASH, targetedsupplementary feeding, health, livelihoodsA Beneficiary’sExperienceKume Mohammed, a three year old girl from Ethiopia,is one of many children affected by the current droughtacross East Africa. Kume’s mother Bosie Kasim toldWV that she did not have enough food for her smallfamily, and that Kume, her second daughter, has beenmost affected by the food shortage. She was severelymalnourished with swollen feet, hands and face whenBosie took her to the WV Ethiopia supported villagehealth post where she was diagnosed with severe acutemalnutrition (SAM). Kume was treated with de-wormingtreatment, iron supplements, vitamins and antibiotics, andher mother was given sachets of ready to use therapeuticfoods (RUTF) to administer at home. A WV Ethiopiatrained community health worker visits Kume and hermother regularly to monitor her progress and is pleasedwith her recovery from SAM. WV’s support in training,essential drugs and therapeutic food has helped thehealth post where Kume was rehabilitated, along withother health posts in Shashemene ADP operational areas,to respond to the needs of malnourished children inpartnership with the district.Kume Mohammed (3) and Bosie Kasim, Kenya3