Follow @{0}FEEDBACKEMAILPRINTEASY READSHARE NAIROBI, 9 July 2013 (IRIN) - The precarious security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is worsening seasonal food insecurity and increasing the burden of disease, especially among children, warns a humanitarian official. “In our projects, we do see increasing numbers of children with severe acute malnutrition (marasmus and kwashiorkor) [but] the increases seen in MSF projects are so far in line with seasonal experience. However, the instability has aggravated pre-existing food security problems: a poor harvest, poor food supplies and volatile food prices and, as a result, the country could also be at risk of a rise in...
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