MSF Begins Nutritional Intervention in Oromiya
DoctorsWithoutBorders - May 29, 2008

Parents wait with their children at an MSF therapeutic feeding center in Oromiya region, where, due to alarming rates of malnutrition, MSF has launched an emergency nutritional intervention.

Two weeks ago, the medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) launched a nutritional intervention in some areas of the southern region of Oromiya in Ethiopia, following assessments that showed alarming levels of malnutrition among children under five.

MSF has set up three inpatient clinics - also called stabilization centers - for the most severely malnourished children who also have medical complications, such as pneumonia or enemia, and need intensive medical care. The centers are located in the towns of Ropi, Senbete Shinquille, and Shashemene in the Siraro and Shashemene districts. As of May 27, MSF was treating around 435 children in these 3 centers. Read More.