Malnutrition is a serious problem in Mali, where 11% of the population is undernourished. The main causes are poverty, environmental factors like drought that damage crops, and political conflicts that displace people. Over 1 million Malian children are at risk of severe malnutrition, and 38% of children under 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition. Malnutrition leads to health effects like wasting, stunting, weakness, and increased susceptibility to disease. It is a major contributor to Mali's high child mortality rate, with 25% of children dying before age 5 due to hunger or malnutrition. International aid organizations like Doctors Without Borders are working to address malnutrition in Mali by providing healthcare, food supplements, and treating large numbers

1. Mali-trition
Winnie, Mathusha, and Florence of Global Outreach
In partnership with Doctors Without Borders

2. Hunger
 Discomfort or
weakness is felt due
to a lack of food
Malnutrition
 Insufficient/unbalanced amount necessary nutrient
 Impaired utilization of nutrients

3. Mali, Africa
 Population: 13
million
 11% of population
undernourished

4. Causes - Poverty
 69% below national
poverty line
 Cannot afford basic
necessities

5. Causes – Environmental factors
 Spiked food prices due to impact to harvests that were
necessary for people who relied on it

6. Causes – Political Conflict
 Conflict between Malian army and armed groups
 Displaced 250000 people since beginning of 2012
 Refugees arrive in:
 Drought affected areas
 Lack of infrastructure
 Poor accessibility for aid organizations
 Lack of electricity

7. Prevalence of Children
 Over 1 million lives of children at rick due to severe
malnutrition
 38% of children under the age of 5 suffering from chronic
malnutrition

8. Effects - Wasting
 Substantial weight loss
 Result of nutritional deficits or acute illness, especially diarrhea
 23% children aged under 3 are wasted or too thin for their height
 Stunting: shortness for age

9. Effects of Nutritional Deficiencies
 Without sufficient calories and nutrition, immune functions a
greatly affected
 Fever and malaria account for 48% of all illness cases
 Diarrhea accounts for 2%

10. Effects - Health
 Appear fatigue and have low energy
 Underweight
 Stunted growth
 Weakened muscles
 Bloated stomachs
 Fragile bones
 Improper organ functions
 Malnourished pregnant woman is at great risk of an
underweight child with a lower chance of survival

11. Effects - Death
 25% of Malian children die before age of 5 due to hunger or
malnutrition
 57% of deaths among children related to malnutrition

12. Activity

14. Goal 1:
Stats:
Population living undernourished
- 1991: 2 million
- 2006: 2 million
Percentage of population living under $1 a day
- 1990: 86.1%
- 2006: 51.4%
Target:
 Halve proportion of people
who suffer from hunger
 Halve proportion of people
who suffer from poverty

15. Goal 4:
Target:
 Reduce by 2/3,
under-five mortality
rate
Stats:
Under 5 mortality rate:
- 1990: 259.7/1000
- 2009: 191.1/1000
Infant mortality rate:
- 1990: 139/1000
- 2009: 101/1000

16. Goal 8:
Target:
 Address the special needs
 Deal with debt problems
 Provide affordable essential drugs

17. Doctors Without Borders
 Since 1984
 Currently 360 staff in Mali
(2011)
 Admit over 800 severely
malnourished children every
3 months consistently

19. Kanagaba, Koulikoro region
 Free basic healthcare to 6500 people
 2012 plans: offering antimalarial drugs

20. Koutiala region
 53000 children treated
 20000 paediatric consolations
 1700 children with
supplementary food

21. Mali: the Koutiala Pediatric Project
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYAF7bGV5wM