MSF survey finds severe child malnutrition among displaced families in Baidoa

Situation

An MSF survey of displaced families in Baidoa found every second child assessed was acutely malnourished and one in four severely malnourished. More than 21,000 children entered MSF-supported outpatient nutrition care during 2026, while 2,890 required inpatient care and about 2,500 measles cases were treated.

Verified figures

Children assessed as acutely malnourished

1 in 2

Children assessed as severely malnourished

1 in 4

Children admitted to outpatient nutrition care

21,000

Children admitted for inpatient care

2,890

Measles cases treated

2,500

Surveyed households

888 across 14 displacement sites

Provenance

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• MSF · Baidoa survey