Health

Sierra Leone faces threats of losing funding for malnutrition program

Sierra Leone may lose funding for its malnutrition programme over the alleged illegal sale of therapeutic foods meant for malnourished children, an official said Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
18/12/2015
Star Africa
Tags:
Health, Malnutrition, Food Security, Sierra Leone, Corruption, Africa
Health

As hunger grips Malawi, UNICEF embarks on countrywide screening for malnutrition

Following reports of increasing food shortage and hunger problem in Malawi coming from its communities and villages, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is carrying out a mass screening for

Publication Date: 
18/12/2015
Star Africa
Tags:
Health, Food Security, Malawi, UNICEF, Malnutrition, El Nino, Africa
Health

Africa: Brain Imaging Tool Seeks Signs of Infant Malnutrition

An estimated 161 million children around the world are chronically malnourished, or stunted. Lack of food and nutrients severely harm children's development.

Publication Date: 
15/12/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Health, Malnutrition, Child Health, Medical Research, United Kingdom (UK), Gambia, Children, Bangladesh
Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Malnutrition among women and children, 11/12/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Malnutrition among women and children, 11/12/2015. As per National Family Health Survey -3 (2005-06), 54.5% under five children belonging to Scheduled Tribes are underweight, 53.9% are stunted and 27.6% are wasted. However, as per the Rapid Survey on Children (RSoC), 2013-14, commissioned by Ministry of Women and Child Development, 36.7% under five children belonging to Schedule Tribes are underweight, 42.3% are stunted and 18.7% are wasted, which is a reduction from the previous NFHS-3 levels. The state-wise details are at Annexure-1.

Publication Date: 
Friday, December 11, 2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Malnutrition, Women, Children, India, Statistics, Parliament, Tribals
Health

Shri Nadda releases India Health Report: Nutrition 2015" and Global Nutrition Report"

India committed to work with all stakeholders to eradicate malnutrition: Shri Nadda

Publication Date: 
11/12/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nutrition, India, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Food Security, Malnutrition, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Health
Health

Malnutrition down, but not enough

Child malnutrition in India has declined but continues to be among the highest in the world.

Publication Date: 
11/12/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Malnutrition, Child Health, Health Effects, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Health
Poverty

Mapping the vulnerability of mountain peoples to food insecurity

While global hunger figures are decreasing, the number of food insecure people in mountain areas rose 30 percent between 2000 and 2012, according to a new study, released by FAO and the Mountain Partnership on International Mountain Day.

Publication Date: 
11/12/2015
FAO
Tags:
Food Security, Mountains, Malnutrition, Climate Change, Developing Countries, India
Agriculture

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2015–16

This edition of The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets aims to reduce the current polarization of views on the impacts of agricultural trade on food security and on the manner in which agricultural trade should be governed to ensure that increased trade openness is beneficial to all countries.

Publication Date: 
09/12/2015
FAO
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Security, Trade, Consumption Patterns, Food Prices, Food Policy, India, Global, Economic Development, Malnutrition, GDP, Subsidies
Natural Disasters

El Niño In Ethiopia: Amid Severe Drought And Food Crisis, WHO Deploys Emergency Response Team

The World Health Organization said Monday it had deployed an emergency response team to help Ethiopia cope with its worst drought in decades due to El Niño.

Publication Date: 
08/12/2015
International Business Times
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Droughts, Ethiopia, El Nino, Food Security, WHO, Malnutrition, Child Health, Famine, Africa
Health

Gambia: U.S.$15.8 Million Project Launched On Building Resilience Against Food and Nutrition Insecurity

The Governor of North Bank Region, Lamin Queen Jammeh, has applauded the African Development Bank for complementing government's food security and value chain efforts on food production and product

Publication Date: 
08/12/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Health, Nutrition, Gambia, Food Security, Malnutrition, Africa, Poverty

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