Malnutrition

District officials unsure how to tackle malnutrition in over 90k kids with only panjiri

AGRA: With the state government abandoning three supplementary nutrition programmes, to tackle high malnutrition rates among women and children, district officials here are left with only 'panjiri'

Publication Date:

22/11/2017

Source: Times Of India (Agra)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Malnutrition, Agra (D), Children, Child Health, Health

Agriculture

Regional overview of food security and nutrition - Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of undernourishment appears to have risen from 20.8 to 22.7 percent between 2015 and 2016, and the number of people undernourished rose from 200 to 224 million, accounting for 25 percent of the 815 million people undernourished in the world in 2016.

Publication Date:

16/11/2017

Source: FAO

Tags:

Food Security, Africa, Nutrition, Agriculture, Conflicts, Droughts, Livestock, Malnutrition

Health

Nutrition in the WHO African Region

A newly released nutrition report by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa has revealed that undernutrition is still persistent in the region and the number of stunted children has increased.

Publication Date:

16/11/2017

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa

Tags:

Nutrition, Malnutrition, Africa, Child Health, Children, Maternal Health, Infant mortality

Food Policy

United Nations says 36.5 million people in East Africa face food crisis

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- The number of people facing crisis-level food insecurity in the Eastern Africa region has increased by 18 percent to 36.5 million in October from 30.9 million a year ago, UN hum

Publication Date:

16/11/2017

Source: Coast Week (Kenya)

Tags:

Food Policy, Food Security, Africa, Malnutrition, Child Health, Droughts, Food Prices

Health

Malnutrition India's biggest health hazard, air pollution a close second

NEW DELHI: Child and maternal malnutrition continues to be the biggest health hazard in India since 1990, while deteriorating air quality came a close second, according to a recent report in one of

Publication Date:

15/11/2017

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Malnutrition, Child Health, Air Pollution, Respiratory Diseases, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Diabetes, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), Health

Health

India: Health of the Nation’s states - the India state-level disease burden initiative

This report prepared as part of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2016, and published in Lancet , has found that every State in India has a higher burden from non-communicable diseases and injuries than from infectious diseases.

Publication Date:

14/11/2017

Source: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Tags:

Health, Health Effects, Diseases, India, Non Communicable Diseases, Child Health, Infectious Diseases, Malnutrition

Food Policy

Asia and the Pacific regional overview of food insecurity 2017: investing in food systems for better nutrition

The Asia-Pacific region, home to most of the world's undernourished people, needs urgent action to improve diets and reset its food systems which are critical to the delivery of healthy, nutritious foods, FAO said.

Publication Date:

10/11/2017

Source: FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Tags:

Food Security, Nutrition, Malnutrition, Asia, India, Child Health, Obesity

Food Policy

Hunger rises in South Sudan in "man-made tragedy"

Harvest season is bringing little relief to millions of hungry people in South Sudan as conflict and hyperinflation have pushed malnutrition to critical levels that could put many lives at risk, fo

Publication Date:

07/11/2017

Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)

Tags:

Food Security, Food Policy, Sudan, Malnutrition, FAO, World Food Programme (WFP), Food Prices, Africa

Health

Nigeria: Aliko Dangote Foundation Votes $100m to Tackle Malnutrition

Aliko Dangote Foundation has pledged to expend $100 million (about N36 billion) over the next five years to tackle malnutrition in the worst-affected parts of Nigeria.

Publication Date:

07/11/2017

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Health, Malnutrition, Nigeria, Child Health, Africa, Nutrition, Infant mortality

Health