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Displaced children suffering from malnutrition

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    The situation of infants in camps for the displaced is "seriously
    compromised" because of an extreme scarcity of food and high commodity prices in the country, according to a report issued on 22 April by the Ministry of Health.

    The report, entitled 'Rapid Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Under 5 Children in IDP camps in Freetown', said the presence of acute malnutrition among children of breastfeeding age indicated maternal malnutrition. It recommended that all lactating internally displaced mothers be included in Supplementary Feeding Programmes.

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