Meanwhile, a recent nutritional survey conducted in Kinshasa revealed “alarming” malnutrition rates among the city’s residents, the report said. The survey found that 9.8 percent of Kinshasa’s population suffered from acute malnutrition, compared to 6.2 percent during the same period last year. The study estimated that the number of malnourished children in the capital already exceeded 100,000. WFP is feeding some 35,000 vulnerable people in Kinshasa, the report added.
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