No children under the age of two met minimum adequate diet requirements, the assessment found, while 225,000 people need humanitarian assistance. "It is estimated that 80,500 children under the age of five are expected to be in need of treatment for acute malnutrition over the next twelve months," the WFP report said. A WFP spokesperson in Myanmar said this "wasting" -- condition of rapid weight lose that can become fatal -- impairs the functioning of the immune system. The WFP assessment found that in area affected by the violence, nearly half of the markets were not or only partially functioning. "Food prices were highly volatile, and supply of affordable dried fish, a main source of proteins for the population, was scarce," the report added.

Source: bd News24 July 17, 2017 08:03 UTC