Rapid Response Mechanism for the management of moderate acute malnutrition among children aged 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women in priority counties in former Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile States Aim
The aim of this project and requested funding will support WFPs frontline service delivery for the prevention and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in hard to reach areas in three former states, Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile using WFPs Integrated Rapid Response Mechanism. 

Beneficiaries
This support will provide 5,127 children (6-59 months) through the blanket supplementary feeding (BSFP) and treatment services for moderate acute malnutrition (TSFP) and support for the management of acute malnutrition to 1,401 pregnant and lactating women to host and internally displaced populations (IDP) communities affected by the insecurity. 

Mode of Delivery
The aim of the nutrition component of the IRRM is to reduce malnutrition related mortality in children under five, pregnant and lactating women, and other vulnerable groups through provision of lifesaving nutrition interventions (emergency CMAM package) in areas with a deteriorating food security, nutrition, and security situation. For children under five, WFP will do this through: mass screening with MUAC and provision of treatment or referral for treatment of identified Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) (if UNICEF is not present on mission) and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) cases, referral of cases with medical complications to inpatient care or health facility, if available provision of blanket supplementary feeding vitamin A supplementation and deworming treatment and provision of MIYCN-E messaging.

For pregnant and lactating women this is done through: mass MUAC screening of pregnant women in 2nd trimester and lactating women of children less than 6 months provision of treatment or referral for treatment where services are available provision of MIYCN-E key messages to pregnant women and all caretakers with children 0-59 months.

The IRRM Nutrition activities also include assessment of the overall food security and nutrition situation in the intervention area monitoring and strengthening of existing partner activities on the ground or identifying potential support, personnel or partners for service delivery at the IRRM location (e.g. SAM and MAM services, MIYCN programs).

Locations
Very high levels of acute malnutrition remain prevalent in many parts of South Sudan particularly in former states of Unity, Jongeli and Upper Nile. This is mainly attributed to widespread fighting, displacement and poor access to health services, extremely poor diet (in terms of both quality and quantity), low coverage of sanitation facilities and deplorable hygiene practices. However, the Inter-Cluster Working Group (ICWG) prioritized integrated humanitarian response in 25 counties, the nutrition cluster further prioritized a total of 18 counties for rapid scale nutrition response. Of these counties, WFP, through its Integrated Rapid Response Mechanism (IRRM), requests to provide frontline life-saving services for the treatment of acute malnutrition in 7 counties, Koch, Leer, Nasir, Mayendit, Nyirol, Panyijiar, and Ulang as these are within the former GUN states serviced by the IRRM.