Child malnutrition soaring in eastern Congo, warns World Vision

19.11.08 - 15:03 ... source : World Vision

... Relief agency seeing ten-fold increase in malnutrition at clinic inside rebel-held territory Widespread hunger, food insecurity plague displaced families across conflict-affected region End "cycle of war," or more children will face malnutrition and death, agency warns ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Request frontline aid worker interviewRequest policy expert interviewPolicy expert Rory AndersonRequest photos/b-rollGoma, Eastern DRC, November 18, 2008—The number of children suffering from severe malnutrition in eastern Congo is rising dramatically as a result of the increased conflict, warns humanitarian agency World Vision. In one hard-hit area, World Vision estimates the number of children under the age of five suffering from malnutrition has increased ten-fold. Before the conflict, nutrition experts were admitting one or two malnourished children per day at the World Vision nutrition center in Rwanguba, east of ...» Next (HTML)