Children

UN Says 6 Million Struggling to Get Food in Africa's Sahel

The U.N.

Publication Date:

13/06/2018

Tags:

Food Security, Sudan, Malnutrition, Children, Child Health, Famine, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Africa

People

1.5 million children in Mozambique exposed to hazardous work

The Mozambican government said Tuesday in Maputo that about 1.5 million children and juveniles aged between 7 and 17 in the country are exposed to hazardous work, mostly in the informal sectors.

Publication Date:

13/06/2018

Source: Xinhua

Tags:

People, Child Labour, Mozambique, Occupational Safety, Children, Africa

People

Child labour in agriculture in protracted crises, fragile and humanitarian contexts

This note provides technical and operational guidance to stakeholders of the agriculture, food security and nutrition sector intervening in protracted crises, fragile and humanitarian contexts to ensure that children are not engaged in activities that could negatively affect their health, development or education, and are not employed in hazardo

Publication Date:

12/06/2018

Source: FAO

Tags:

Child Labour, Children, Agriculture, Conflicts, Poverty, Food Security, Nutrition

Health

Order of the Uttaranchal High Court regarding the situation of mentally disturbed children in the State of Uttarakhand, 01/06/2018

Order of the Uttaranchal High Court in the matter of Dr. Vijay Verma Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/06/2018 regarding the situation of mentally disturbed children in the State of Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date:

01/06/2018

Tags:

Mental Health, Children, Primary Health Care, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), High Court, Health Policy

Health

Kenya deworms six million school children in past five years

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya has dewormed over 6 million children in the past five years, a government official said on Tuesday.

Publication Date:

31/05/2018

Source: Coast Week (Kenya)

Tags:

Health, Child Health, Kenya, Children, Africa

Food Policy

UN: More Than 1 Million Children Going Hungry in Mali

UNICEF is warning that hundreds of thousands of severely malnourished children in Mali are at risk of dying, as the security situation in the country worsens.

Publication Date:

31/05/2018

Source: Voice of America

Tags:

Food Security, Mali, Children, Food Policy, Malnutrition, Africa, UNICEF, Child Health

Health

Global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco smoking 2000-2025

Although most countries have seen a fall in smoking rates, only a minority of countries look set to meet global and national commitments to cut tobacco use in over 15s by 30 per cent by 2025 reveals this new WHO report.

Publication Date:

31/05/2018

Source: World Health Organization

Tags:

Tobacco, Smoking, Health Effects, Non Communicable Diseases, India, Global, Heart Diseases, Children

Health

How lifestyles raise malnutrition, obesity in Africa

Surprising as this may sound, malnutrition and obesity are co-existing in the same households, says a global study on Africa’s feeding habits.

Publication Date:

30/05/2018

Source: East African (Kenya)

Tags:

Health, Malnutrition, Obesity, Children, Nutrition, Africa, Non Communicable Diseases

Animal Care

Sitapur killings make it to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on June 1 a plea against alleged rampant culling of stray dogs in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh following deaths of several children in the area over

Publication Date:

29/05/2018

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh, Sitapur (D), Animal Cruelty, Children

Health

Nigeria: Vaccination Still Eludes 75 Percent of Nigerian Children - Report

Children under the age of five maybe facing a bleak future as the 2017 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, MICS, show that over 75 percent of Nigeria's children age 0 to 59 months were not fully imm

Publication Date:

28/05/2018

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Health, Vaccination, Child Health, Nigeria, Children, Immunisation, Africa