International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) have identified symptoms of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in 759 Rohingya children under the age of five. Around 100,000 Rohingya children are currently staying in the refugee camps, and 61,269 among them are under the age of five. 61,269 Rohingya children, in the camps, are under the age of five | Afrose Jahan Chaity/Dhaka Tribune“First, a fast assessment is needed to identify the exact number of children with malnutrition. Children suffering from malnutrition have 12% higher mortality rate compared to normal children. Earlier this year, Unicef reported that Rohingya children in western Rakhine State require urgent assistance, including access to health care and education.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 26, 2017 09:56 UTC