Mirqaan Refugee Camp Nutrition Survey with GAM and SAM Rates, 2024

Mirqaan Refugee Camp in Ethiopia's Somali Region hosts over 52,000 refugees. The 2024 Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) assessed nutritional and public health status using SMART methodology between January 25–27, 2024. Findings from UNHCR indicate a critical nutrition situation with a Global Acute Malnutrition rate of 24.2%.

Use Cases

• Assessing acute malnutrition prevalence based on reported GAM and SAM rates
• Evaluating infant and young child feeding practices based on the IYCF module
• Analyzing food security conditions based on the 50% household sub-sample survey
• Monitoring vaccination coverage and child health indicators
• Planning targeted interventions based on demographic and mortality data

Strengths

• Survey conducted using standardized SENS Version 3 guidelines and SMART methodology
• Data collected from a simple random sample of households over a defined period (January 25–27, 2024)
• Survey modules cover multiple domains: anthropometry, child health, IYCF, food security, demography, and mortality
• Provides specific prevalence rates for Global Acute Malnutrition (24.2%) and Severe Acute Malnutrition (3.8%)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single camp survey

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Simple random sample of households surveyed using SENS Version 3 and SMART methodology

Time Range

Survey conducted January 25–27, 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 19:28:24.549276; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mirqaan Refugee Camp, Bokh Woreda, Doolo Zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia