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current list of areas where mobile health teams are working. It is also suggested thatNGO-supported health/nutrition teams should be encouraged given the high immediateneed that currently exists in several districts in the governorate.• Review the strategy for community outreach component of the CMAM programming inthe governorate and strengthened the community mobilization efforts to improve earlycase finding and referral for OTP in the months ahead.• Based on the anthropometric findings overall, there is a need for emergency reliefdistribution targeting vulnerable households with acute food shortage.• The prevalence of malnutrition with the context of multiple aggravating factorswarrants supplementary feeding. Provide supplementary food under a SFP targeting themost vulnerable in the community, pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and childrenunder-five providing 2 months blanket supplementary feeding distribution (in Lowland)to prevent further malnutrition among the community, followed by 4 months targetedsupplementary feeding for moderately malnourished PLW and under-five to cap a rise inmoderate malnutrition and prevent an increase in severe acute malnutrition in childrenin the months ahead. It is suggested that the modalities of the TSFP will be mobile andlinked to the mobile health teams PHC/TFP services.• Establish a mobile targeted supplementary feeding programme to cap a rise inmoderate malnutrition and prevent an increase in severe acute malnutrition. Immediateinvestigation is needed and an appropriate immediate response for the 11 villages listedwhere malnutrition rates were found to be very high (Alebi, Alkhodad, Beeromer,ToorAlborook, and Mehwali villages in Lowland ecological zone; Al-arsh, Al-hada, Al-Shaiba, Al-Makhaira, Wadi Albeer and Al-Sha'bain villages in Mountainous zone.• As a preparedness measure, enhance capacity to manage severe acute malnutritionwith medical complications by establishing TFCs in locations with high need.• Improve the infant feeding practices with focus on preventing early cessation ofbreastfeeding, continuation of breastfeeding, re-lactation (for those ceased) and propercomplementary feeding.• In areas that are considered malaria endemic, strengthen the support for ITNdistribution and awareness raising campaigns to promote effective utilization of bednets.• In villages where suspected measles cases were reported (Annex X), particularlyBarakan, Shalem, Othara in Mountainous zone and Alrakb in Lowland zone, furtherinvestigation is needed to determine the existence of measles outbreak and the scale ofthe population at risk before a supplementary immunisation activity can be planned for.54