WFP concerned about high malnutrition among Rohinyas in SE Bangladesh
| DHAKA, Nov. 14 (NsNewsWire) — The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) said here on Monday that it is redoubling its efforts to address malnutrition among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district, 292 km away of capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. A new survey shows that the malnutrition rates in Kutupalong refugee camp are alarming, WFP said in a statement Monday. The preliminary findings indicate that one in four Rohingya children are suffering from malnutrition, a higher rate than anticipated. WFP says it is currently providing nutritional support by distributing Super Cereal Plus to more than 68,000 pregnant women and mothers of young children. Super Cereal Plus is a fortified mix that makes a nutritious porridge. WFP says it has to date provided rice, lentils and oil to around 680,000 people. WFP says it urgently needs 55 million U.S. dollars to support one million Rohingya people in the Cox’s Bazar region of Bangladesh, including the new arrivals and people who were already living in camps near the border and host communities. Enditem |