Tag: malnutrition

Childhood malnutrition is rapidly shifting. UNICEF’s latest report reveals obesity has now overtaken underweight as the most prevalent form.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported alarming levels of acute malnutrition among children in Gaza, marking...

The 21-month war in Gaza continues relentlessly. Over 58,000 people have been killed. More than 100,000 are wounded. Child deaths from malnutrition...

The World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF launched a partnership to fight wasting, a severe form of malnutrition, in 15 crisis-hit countries. The...

WHO Launches Landmark Guideline to Combat Acute Malnutrition The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a significant step in the global fight against acute malnutrition in children under 5 by unveiling a groundbreaking guideline on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional edema (acute malnutrition). The launch addresses the persistent challenge of acute malnutrition, impacting millions of children globally and hindering progress toward Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to malnutrition elimination by 2030.

Parents across the globe are a worried lot with their children not getting the proper nutrients they require daily, which leads to malnutrition. Moreover, 21% of children have gone to bed hungry in the last 30 days, a concern shared by parents globally.

About 6.9 million or 25 per cent of pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffer from acute malnutrition across the world,...

Children under the age of two are not getting the food or nutrients they need to thrive and grow well, leading to irreversible developmental...

India holds the maximum burden of malnourished children in the world and Covid-19 pandemic has further intensified this burden. Malnutrition impairs the immunity of children...

In a bid to control malnutrition in India, Ayurveda and yoga will be introduced at all Anganwadis across the country. The Ministry of AYUSH and...