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Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024
May 29, 2024 10:19 pm
New figures from global hunger monitoring body Integrated Food Security Phase Classification forecast that 28% of Afghanistan's population, about 12.4 million people, will face acute food insecurity before October.
Why are Indian children living in the hills shorter for their age?
May 02, 2024 1:42 pm
This study highlighted the need for targeted interventions to address the unique challenges faced by children living in high-altitude regions of India.
How to tackle malnutrition effectively
January 29, 2024 10:02 am
Government programmes to fortify staples should be supplemented with initiatives on balanced diets
A death and a hospital admission raise queries; case of 'secondary malnutrition', say docs
March 26, 2023 7:16 am
Senior doctors suspect both the five-year-old and her brother, who died earlier this week, probably suffered from a congenital disorder.
Children starve as Yemen teeters on a return to fighting
October 19, 2022 12:19 pm
For years starvation has been an everyday threat for Yemen’s children. Now, as the war threatens to escalate between the country’s warring parties after months of a tenuous truce, there are fears that it could get worse.
Childhood cancer in India: From symptoms to role of nutrition, all you need to know
November 10, 2021 2:23 pm
Approximately 50,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year in India; that's about one child every 11 minutes
Melghat malnutrition: Bombay HC questions state govt over insufficient measures to stop deaths of children
September 13, 2021 10:12 pm
The petitioner told the bench that in the last month amid Covid-19, over 40 children died in the region due to malnutrition despite the court’s order to ensure proper health facilities in tribal areas.
UN Food Systems Summit 2021: What does 'healthy diet' mean?
August 28, 2021 12:34 pm
Ahead of the September 2021 UN Food Systems Summit 2021, here's a look at an UN paper explaining what a healthy diet is all about
Evidence-based nutritional interventions can have long-term positive impacts on mothers and children's health
March 31, 2021 6:32 pm
Simple interventions like vitamin A, deworming and multiple micronutrient supplementation can improve nutritional outcomes in children.
Why early child development needs urgent focus
January 31, 2021 6:52 pm
A rights-based approach, centred on marginalised communities, is imperative for the purpose.
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