The Democratic Republic of Congo health minister said Tuesday that at least 700 children under the age of five were dying from hunger a day in five of the strife-ravaged country's provinces.
The Democratic Republic of Congo health minister said Tuesday that at least 700 children under the age of five were dying from hunger a day in five of the strife-ravaged country's provinces.
More than a million women aged between 15 and 49 were also malnourished in the five provinces, which together account for 51 percent of the population of the vast central African country, Health Minister Victor Makwenge said.
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"Close to 530,000 children under five and more than a million women need urgent food aid", he said.
The minister was referring to the provinces of Equateur, Kasai, Kasai West, Katanga and Maniema.
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The World Food Programme says that every month it helps to feed about a million vulnerable Congolese, including pregnant women and children.
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