The State Government to fight malnourished has spent over Rs 1161.26 crore in two years from 2014-15. Of these Rs485 crore were given as reimbursement grant by the central government.

Southeast Asia is facing mounting health costs as a result of child malnutrition and obesity – a double burden – increasingly apparent in the middle income countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, t

Within a span of three years, household food insecurity has fallen by over two-thirds in Bangladesh, according to a report revealed here today. The report titled "State of Food Security and Nutriti

Iron deficiencies have been associated with only stunting growth and causing severe thinness, but iron deficiency is also found to be affecting general micro-nutrient levels among adolescents.

A taskforce set up by Niti Aayog on eliminating poverty released its report dealing in detail on how key government initiatives can contribute to uplift of poor, but stopped short of determining the poverty line as practised traditionally.

Namutumba — A campaign against malnutrition has been launched in Namutumba District.

A World Bank Specialist on Welfare Economics, Prof. Foluso Okunmadewa says Nigeria loses 1.5 billion dollars in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually to vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

About 37 per cent of Nigerians are suffering from malnutrition, the Minister of state for Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has said.

Experts Beg To Differ With Health Minister

For the second year in a row, the Modi government has reduced fund available to child health interventions, with a massive cut — from Rs. 15,483.77 crore last year to Rs.

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