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When:
January 23, 2015 all-day
2015-01-23T00:00:00+03:00
2015-01-24T00:00:00+03:00
Where:
Juba via World Vision Canada (CMAM)
Juba
South Sudan
Juba
South Sudan
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South Sudan Shipment of RUTF Due To Arrive:
Another shipping container of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) will be arriving for hundreds of malnourished children in South Sudan. This is our 16th shipping container of RUTF that we have sent to 8 different African countries. Help support the purchase of our next 900 boxes of RUTF, donate today!
Quick Facts:
- Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest prevalence (percentage of population) of hunger. One person in four there is undernourished.
- Sudan is in severe food crisis, read more here
- Poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of deaths in children under five – 3.1 million children each year.
- Global Acute Malnutrition Scale (GAM): >15%
See some amazing images from South Sudan here!