The World Food Program (WFP) has been distributing rice and salt to pregnant women, infants and children, who are under five years and malnourished in Maungdaw Township since yesterday, said a village elder from Bawli Bazaar on condition of anonymity.

WFP has been distributing rice and salt to those who have coupons from Action Center la Faim (ACF). The ACF distributes two kilograms of sagu or blended food per head every week to pregnant women, infants and children. The ACF provides coupons to them to collect sagu every week. The relief provided by WFP to pregnant women, infants and children is extra support to them. The WEP provided 10 kilograms of rice and one kilogram of salt per head to pregnant women, infants and children who are under five years and are malnourished yesterday. They plan to distribute in other places in Maungdaw Township, said a school teacher asking not to be named. Yesterday, they (WFP) staff distributed relief to Bawli Bazaar (Kyein Chaung) village tract, Ngar Khuya, Sabe Bazaar (Taman Thar), Fokira Bazaar (Khamaung Zeik) and Ngan Chaung villages of Maungdaw Townsip, Arakan State.