World Vision Emergency Response has been airlifting food and seeds to the villages of Caia, Murraça, Mutarara and Inhangoma since October 1991. Sena and Chemba were added in May 1992. The government of Mozambique initially requested aid to these areas because they were severely affected by draught and war. Food stores were all but non-existent and villagers were scavaging for roots and green mangoes to survive. The airlifted food and seeds did much to improve food stores, as evidenced by comparative nutrition surveys - carried out by WV in November 1991 and April 1992. Malnutrition levels in these 6 villages remained relatively stable through August 1992, at which time an influx of refugees from Renamo controlled zones began. After the signing of the peace accord, migration of villagers in search of food increased dramatically with refugees pouring in from Renamo zones as well as the neighboring countries of Malawi and Zimbabwe. Airlift site populations increased 10 and 20 - fold during this period. Overcrowding combined with draught and lack of seeds led to a marked increase in levels of malnutrition in " allsites. A WV survey conducted in November 1992 showed global acute malnutrition ranging from 11% to 35% by MOH standards. Severe malnutrition ranged from 2% to 15%. Since November, World Vision has increased amounts of airlifted food, seeds and tools. 6 feeding centers were opened - one in each airlift site to treat the severely malnourished who might not be strong enough to benefit from distributed food and seeds. Over the past 6 months, nearly all sites experienced measles — epidemics, spread primarily by recent arrivals to airhft sites; cholera and dysentery epidemics were also widespread during the rainy season, spreading all the more easily because of overcrowding from the refugee — influx. World Vision worked together with the MOH of Zambezia, Tete and Sofala provinces and Medecins "Sans Frontieres to vaccinate against measles and transport supplies for the treatment of cholera. At present, no cases of cholera have been reported in the sites since March 1993 and measles cases are much fewer. The following nutritional surveys in the six sites of Caia, Murraça, Sena, Chemba, Mutarara and Inhangoma were carried out in accordance with donor requirements for biannual nutrition surveillance in WV airlift sites.