 | Refugee Nutrition Information System (RNIS), No. 14 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugees and Displaced Populations (UNSSCN, 1996, 45 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | HIGHLIGHTS |
| | INTRODUCTION |
|  | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| | 1. Angola |
| | 2. Benin/Ghana/Togo Region |
| | 3. Burkina Faso and Mauritania |
| | 4. Burundi/Rwanda Situation |
| | 5. Central African Republic |
| | 6. Djibouti |
| | 7. Ethiopia |
| | 8. Kenya |
| | 9. Liberia/Sierra Leone Region |
| | 10. Mauritanian Refugees in Senegal |
| | 11. Mozambique Region |
| | 12. Somalia |
| | 13. Sudan |
| | 14. Uganda |
| | 15. Zaire |
| | 16. Zambia |
| | ASIA - Selected Situations |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 17. Afghanistan Region |
| | 18. Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal |
| | 19. Refugees from Rakhine State, Myanmar in Bangladesh |
| | 20. Southern Iraq |
| | List of Sources for February 1996 RNIS Report |
| | List of Tables, Figures and Annexes |
| | Table 1 - Information Available on Total Refugee/Displaced Populations (as of February 1996) |
| | Table 2 - Summary of Origin and Location of Major Populations of Refugees, Returnees and Displaced People in Africa February 1996 - RNIS #14 (population estimates in thousands) |
| | Figure 1 - Refugee and Displaced Populations |
| | Figure 2 - Trends in Total Refugee/Displaced Populations and Risk Categories |
| | Figure 3 - Trends in Population Estimates and Risk Categories in Six Countries |
| | Annex 1 - Results of Surveys Quoted in February RNIS Report (#14) - usually children 6-59 months |
| | Annex 2 - Seasonality in Sub-Saharan Africa* |
| | List of Maps |
| | Map A - Situational Map |
| | Map 1 - Angola |
| | Map 3 - Mauritania |
| | Map 4 - Burundi/Rwanda Region |
| | Map 6 - Djibouti |
| | Map 7 - Ethiopia |
| | Map 8 - Kenya |
| | Map 9 - Liberia/Sierra Leone |
| | Map 11 - Mozambique |
| | Map 12 - Somalia |
| | Map 13 - Sudan |
| | Map 14 - Uganda |
| | Map 15 - Zaire |
| | Map 17 - Afghanistan |
| | Map 18 - Nepal |
| | Map 19 - Bangladesh |
18. Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal
(see Map 18)
There are approximately 90,000 Bhutanese refugees remaining in Nepal. Although there are currently no plans for repatriation, it is hoped that talks about a potential repatriation programme will resume in the near future. Crude mortality rates are very low, with high birth rates. Agreement to implement improved health (including family planning) services in 1996 has been reached [UNHCR 26/01/96].
The nutritional situation of these refugees remains adequate. A recent screening of children under five years old found only 1.3% levels of wasting (see Annex 1 18(a)). Cases of micro-nutrient deficiency diseases such as scurvy, angular stomatitis and beri-beri, are reportedly declining, and fortified blended foods, fresh vegetables and par boiled rice are now being distributed and are apparently well accepted amongst the refugee population. The incidence rate of ARI, which was recorded as high in the last RNIS report, is now decreasing [SCF 19/01/96, UNHCR 26/01/96].
Overall, this population is not currently considered to be at heightened nutritional risk (category I in Table 1).
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