Myanmar: Malnutrition Spikes in Myanmar's Rakhine State after Floods - EU Agency

Jan 28, 2016 | Alisa Tang, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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The number of severely malnourished children has spiked in northern Rakhine state in Myanmar, a European Union agency said, after floods six months ago dealt a new blow to an area home to a persecuted population with little access to basic services. About 90 percent of the people in northern Rakhine state are Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority that faces discrimination and violence in mostly Buddhist Myanmar. The government does not recognise them as citizens, and many Rohingya are excluded from healthcare, education and employment.