What is the emergency threshold for malnutrition?
                                
                                
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                                According to humanitarian and health organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO), a Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) prevalence exceeding 15% is typically considered the emergency threshold for malnutrition. This critical metric helps trigger and guide humanitarian interventions in crisis-affected populations, especially among children under five.