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Malnutrition trends in Rohingya children aged 6-59 months residing in informal settlements in Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh: An analysis of cross-sectional, population-representative surveys.

Eva LeidmanMd Lalan MiahAlexandra HumphreysLeonie Toroitich-van MilCaroline WilkinsonMary Chelang'at KoechHenry SebulibaMuhammad Abu Bakr SiddiqueOleg Bilukha
Published in: PLoS medicine (2020)
These data document significant improvements in both acute and micronutrient malnutrition among Rohingya children in makeshift settlements. These declines coincide with a scaleup of services aimed at prevention and treatment of malnutrition. Ongoing activities to improve access to nutritional services may facilitate further reductions in malnutrition levels to sustained below-crisis levels.
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