Children

Results From South Africa’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity

There is growing recognition of the importance of physical activity (PA) in children and youth for the primary prevention of obesity and certain non-communicable diseases, later in life. Moreover, PA during childhood is essential for normal growth and development, while PA and sport are a platform for the development of social capital, social cohesion and inclusiveness, as well as promoting gender equity.

Publication Date:

01/11/2016

Author(s): Monika Uys, Susan Bassett, Catherine E. Draper

Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Vol:

13

Issue:

11

pp:

9

Tags:

South Africa, UNESCO, WHO, Children, Obesity, Non Communicable Diseases, Nutrition, Child Health

Health

Levels and trends in child malnutrition 2016

The UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank inter-agency team regularly updates joint global and regional estimates of child malnutrition.

Publication Date:

01/11/2016

Source: World Health Organization

Tags:

Child Health, Malnutrition, Obesity, Health Effects, Statistics, Asia, Africa, Global, Children

Air Pollution

Air pollution behind 10% under-5 years deaths: Unicef report

NEW DELHI: A report by the United Nations Children's agency, Unicef, released on Monday has confirmed the worst fears of people living in polluted areas — that bad air is contributing to death of m

Publication Date:

01/11/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution, Child Health, UNICEF, WHO, Children, Indoor Air Pollution

Health

Encephalitis death toll in Odisha mounts to 76

Personnel of the Health department as well as all other government officials in Malkangiri district of Odisha are continuing to fight menace of Japanese encephalitis.

Publication Date:

31/10/2016

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Encephalitis, Malkangiri (D), Children, Child Health, Health Effects, Health

Air Pollution

Clear the air for children: the impact of air pollution on children

Almost one in seven of the world’s children, 300 million, live in areas with the most toxic levels of outdoor air pollution – six or more times higher than international guidelines – reveals this UNICEF report.

Publication Date:

31/10/2016

Source: UNICEF

Tags:

Air Pollution, Child Health, Children, Health Effects, Indoor Air Pollution, India, Global, Climate Change, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Natural Disasters

Drought in Odisha 2015-16: drought and its alternatives – a citizens’ report on impact of drought and alternative for mitigation

A primary drought assessment done by ActionAid in 38 villages (covering districts of Bargarh, Kandhamal, Sundergarh, Ganjam, Bolangir, Koraput and Nuapada) in Odisha on May 2016 show that about 57% of the ponds and bandhas created by MGNREGA have failed to work because the structures were badly planned with the inlets and outlets damaged.

Publication Date:

28/10/2016

Author(s): B N Durga

Source: Action Aid India

Tags:

Droughts, Agriculture, Farmers, Water Conservation, Drinking Water, Orissa (Odisha), Minor Forest Produce, Children, Migration, Crops, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)

Health

World Obesity Day Today Weighty threat to children

AHMEDABAD: As 'World Obesity Day' this year, Wednesday, is dedicated to fighting child obesity, the trend here seems to be alarming.

Publication Date:

26/10/2016

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Obesity, Children, Child Health, Junk Food, Lifestyles, Health Effects, Health

Health

'15% of country's population undernourished'

AURANGABAD: Highlighting the grim picture of farmers' suicide placed by the NCRB data - stating that so far about 3,08,826 farmers committed suicide from 1995-2014 - representatives of FIAN India,

Publication Date:

20/10/2016

Source: Times Of India (Aurangabad)

Tags:

Nutrition, Malnutrition, Children, Child Health, Agriculture, Population, Health

Poverty

Monitoring global poverty: report of the Commission on Global Poverty

The World Bank’s Commission on Global Poverty has submitted recommendations on how to more comprehensively measure and monitor global poverty in support of the Bank Group’s goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity.

Publication Date:

18/10/2016

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Poverty, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Economy, India, Global, Consumption Patterns, Nutrition, Women, Children, Developing Countries

Health