MSF Food Security Assessment Report, Chittagong Hill Tracts ...

Child under nutrition – Following the MUAC screening at village level, 43.85% ofall the children (358) aged between 1 to 5 years are acutely undernourished. As shown in the piediagram, 31% are at risk (MUAC yellow), 13% are moderately malnourished (MUAC orange) and0.26% are severely malnourished (MUAC red). Until now children were ‘’protected’’ by beingprioritized in terms of access to food but it is expected that in the coming month, without anysupport, the current situation can further deteriorate resulting in increased morbidity and mortality.Beside the macronutrient deficiencies, almost all the children had been sufferingfrom micronutrient deficiencies as well, manifested as rough skin with ulcers, discolored and thin hair,angular stomatitis etc.13% 0%31%56%Not under nourishedMildModerateSevereGraph 7 – nutritional status in under 5 childrenChild Immunization - 66.67% of the under five children were not immunized andof the remaining 33.33% who were immunized, many of them missed one or more scheduled vaccineshots. The dropout rate was extremely high and was estimated to be 48.39%.33%ImmunizedNot immunized67%Graph 8 – immunization status in under 5 children21