Tatasoa Mosa, the mayor of Ambovombe, puts it less delicately. In Bevala, a village of 1, people in the Anosy region, a child died from hunger earlier this year. Dust blows in eyes and swirls in clouds beyond the cacti. Small houses of concrete or bamboo crouch in the hot sun. There is no electricity and the nearest water source requires a half-hour round trip on foot.
A woman pounds corn in a hollowed out tree trunk. The modest marketplace sells beans, cassava, corn, peas, rice, spring onions and sweet potatoes but Sevasoa Maho, a single mother of seven, by different fathers, struggles to afford any of them. Her seven-year-old son Tsiraiky and twins Maharavo and Maharaly, aged one, have spent four to six weeks receiving treatment for severe acute malnutrition.
One has relapsed and needs to go back. All they think about is to eat. At school, nothing goes in. It may impact on the school performance of the kids. At the nearest clinic in Amboasary, a tape measure was wound around the arm of nine-month-old Jimmy Lambo, who was then dropped into a blue sling hanging from a scale on a bare wood frame. The results were worrying. This vulnerability has been intensified by increased migration to large cities, deteriorating road infrastructure and very poor security conditions.
The rainy season was the lowest observed since , and has contributed to weakened agricultural harvests. In addition, COVID restrictions have created disruptions in the supply chain and reduced household income, making basic food items both scarce and expensive and increasing the already-high risk of malnutrition.
Action Against Hunger carries out multisectoral humanitarian interventions in Madagascar, aimed at reducing mortality and morbidity rates among people affected by drought. Its agriculture sector, the main source of income for most people, is vulnerable to its regular natural disasters.
Rice production fell by about 20 percent from which led to significant price hikes, according to the World Bank. Madagascar has the sixth highest rate of malnutrition in the world, with nearly half of all Malagasy children under the age of five suffering from chronic malnutrition according to the UN children's fund, UNICEF. TheJakartaPost Please Update your browser Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website.
LOG IN. Forgot Password? Or continue login with Google Facebook Linkedin. Register here Want to register your company or campus? Register here. Here are 10 facts about poverty in Madagascar. Poverty in Madagascar is widespread, and the situation will not improve if it is ignored. Economic growth and organizations like SEED Madagascar and WaterAid are taking important steps, but the issue must continue to be addressed.
Blog - Latest News. This means that three-fourths of the Children are among the hardest hit by poverty in Madagascar. Additionally, UNICEF declares that chronic malnutrition affects almost half of children under five, with stunted growth being a major concern.
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