文档介绍：Famine in southern Sudan malnutrition in the general population. The data thus
collected confirmed the extreme severity and the extent of
Hervé Creusvaux, Vincent Brown, Rosamund Lewis, the famine that affected southern Sudan. We would like to
Karine Coudert, Sophie Baquet remind everyone involved in relief activities that, when
repeated over time, such simple surveys should be fully
We provide baseline information and objective testimony on
considered as useful tools in monitoring intervention
severe malnutrition and high mortality in the general population
programmes.
of southern Sudan that is affected by chronic civil war and
severe famine. This study was supported by Médecins Sans Frontières.
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