700 children die a day from hunger: DRCongo minister

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AFP - The Democratic Republic of Congo health minister said Tuesday that at least 700 children under the age of five were dying from hunger a day in five of the strife-ravaged country's provinces.

More than a million women aged between 15 and 49 were also malnourished in the five provinces, which together account for 51 percent of the population of the vast central African country, Health Minister Victor Makwenge said.

"At least 700 children under five years are dying every day in the five provinces, where only one child out of five has a varied diet," Makwenge told reporters.

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