• Psychosocial stimulation (PS) has shown promising effects for improving development in children exposed to severe acute malnutrition (SAM) but programs are rarely implemented. (ku.dk)
  • In Ethiopia, moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) is a persistent public health problem. (uib.no)
  • Objective: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years of age worldwide. (scirp.org)
  • According to the SMART 2020 survey, the prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) is 10.0%, including 2.1% of the severe form (SAM). (unicef.org)
  • Children's illnesses (malaria, diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections) make children vulnerable and expose them to malnutrition. (unicef.org)
  • The source held that in the north alone, half of all children under five are stunted, and one in five suffers from acute malnutrition. (nigerianobservernews.com)
  • In the presence of this, about 46,687 children were lucratively treated of acute malnutrition while 910 children were not successful by November 2014, in Sokoto State, reported the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), which has been in operation in that state since 2010. (nigerianobservernews.com)
  • That was coming when a Nigerian Television Authority (NTA's) broadcast instructed that anyone who has visited any of the 216 Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition, (CMAM), sites set up by UNICEF in the seven Sahelian States of Gombe, Jigawa, Borno and Yobe, Adamawa, Bauchi and Kano may not forget in a hurry, the sight of the unfortunate Nigerian children affected by Severe Acute Malnutrition. (nigerianobservernews.com)
  • Malnutrition can be classified as acute versus chronic. (medscape.com)
  • About 28 percent of children are chronically malnourished and 1 in 10 children suffers from acute malnutrition. (thedailystar.net)
  • According to a report issued in March by UNICEF, the number of pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffering from acute malnutrition has soared since 2020, with South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa hit hardest. (biospace.com)
  • Acute Diarrhea in Children: Oral Rehydration, Maint. (cdc.gov)
  • An additional 9,000 children were found to be in need of micronutrient supplements, and 2,500 children were likely to develop acute malnutrition if adequate food, healthcare, and water and sanitation were not provided. (unicefusa.org)
  • In late October, of 4,066 children examined, 413 were found to be severely acute malnourished and 649 moderately malnourished. (unicefusa.org)
  • Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally. (bvsalud.org)
  • This study therefore aimed to % of them can be attributed to acute malnutrition, describe the morbidity pattern of under-fives with with almost 50% of them occurring in sub-Saharan MAM in Southern Nigeria. (bvsalud.org)
  • An estimated 52 million underfives have acute health week screening (Source: Akwa Ibom State malnutrition. (bvsalud.org)
  • This rapid synthesis of evidence aimed to identify options for policies to address acute malnutrition in children under five years of age. (bvsalud.org)
  • One of the first UNICEF offices established in Asia, it works to uphold the rights of children in the Philippines, including their right to education, healthcare and protection from abuse and exploitation. (wikipedia.org)
  • UNICEF was created in 1946 to provide food, clothing and healthcare to children in Europe after the Second World War. (wikipedia.org)
  • UNICEF works to provide a safe and protective environment for vulnerable children, including victims of abuse, exploitation and violence. (wikipedia.org)
  • UNICEF attempts to develop and strengthen child protection networks at community, local and national levels. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the Philippines, UNICEF has successfully lobbied for the passage of several major laws to protect children's rights, including the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act and the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009. (wikipedia.org)
  • Aside from bridging the gap between community-based activities and public policy, UNICEF also facilitates the partnership of non-government organizations with LGUs to adopt child-sensitive and child-centered DRR and climate change adaptation plans and programs. (wikipedia.org)
  • UNICEF works to achieve quality and inclusive education for all children in the Philippines. (wikipedia.org)
  • UNICEF supports the Philippine Government's thrust to expand access to quality Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), which includes universal Kindergarten. (wikipedia.org)
  • UNICEF is supporting the Philippine government's HIV response by gathering data and strategic information, advocating for laws that are responsive to the needs of children and young people, providing life skills and leadership training to adolescents, and helping the government, NGOs and youth networks improve service delivery to respond to the crisis. (wikipedia.org)
  • UNICEF provides technical assistance to the Philippine government in expanding social protection programs that help children and families who do not receive basic social services, such as street families, indigenous people and migrant families. (wikipedia.org)
  • UNICEF aims to achieve universal use and access to sustainable and resilient basic sanitation and safe water with improved hygiene behavior in disadvantaged households, schools and Early Childhood Care and Development centers in the Philippines. (wikipedia.org)
  • The WHO/UNICEF "generic" IMCI (Integrated Management of Childhood Illness) guidelines were originally designed to address the most common causes of mortality in children age 1 week up to five years old 1 , especially in countries with an infant mortality higher than 40 per 1000 live births. (who.int)
  • It is commendable that in addition to the Government's efforts on nutrition, development partners like UNICEF are teaching adolescents about the importance of nutrition and teaching them at an early age to cook not only filling meals but also nutritious ones," said Dr S M Mustafizur Rahman, Line Director, National Nutrition Services, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. (thedailystar.net)
  • The Clean Cooking Alliance is happy to partner with UNICEF and the Government of Bangladesh to help youth learn more about the benefits of clean cooking, which can improve the health of millions of young people around the world," said Asna Towfiq, Policy Manager with the Clean Cooking Alliance. (thedailystar.net)
  • From emergencies to long-term development work, UNICEF Australia is working to create a better world for children. (unicef.org.au)
  • The number of children with severe wasting was rising even before war in Ukraine threatened to plunge the world deeper into a spiraling global food crisis - and it's getting worse, UNICEF warned in a new Child Alert. (unicef.org.au)
  • Even before the war in Ukraine placed a strain on food security worldwide, conflict, climate shocks and COVID-19 were already wreaking havoc on families' ability to feed their children," said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. (unicef.org.au)
  • While precise information about nutrition levels in Myanmar's Rakhine State is still difficult to obtain, UNICEF is concerned about the extent and severity of child malnutrition, which has been exacerbated by the ongoing conflict. (unicefusa.org)
  • UNICEF is scaling up its ongoing efforts to reach children in need with lifesaving nutrition services. (unicefusa.org)
  • We are working with the government and other partners for unabated access and for additional funding to address the key issue of child malnutrition in the Rakhine state in order to reverse the risk faced by children affected by conflict," said UNICEF Representative Bertrand Bainvel. (unicefusa.org)
  • UNICEF has been working with the Government and partners to examine the nutritional status of children in Sittwe, both to confirm the initial estimates of the severity of the situation and to ensure that those in need receive urgent help. (unicefusa.org)
  • All these children were treated but they require ongoing nutritional support, and UNICEF expects there are more children in similar situations who have not yet been identified and reached. (unicefusa.org)
  • In response to the situation, UNICEF, through the State Health Department, provided Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), supplementary food, and micronutrient supplements for 6-59-month-old children. (unicefusa.org)
  • Over the past decades, UNICEF has adopted a community-based approach to address persistent child malnutrition in Rakhine, the second poorest state in Myanmar. (unicefusa.org)
  • UNICEF is committed to supporting the health, education, protection and development of all children in Rakhine State and across Myanmar, based on its humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality. (unicefusa.org)
  • The number of children with severe wasting was on the rise even before the Ukraine conflict plunged the world further into a global food crisis, UNICEF has warned, noting that in Cambodia, 10 per cent of children are actively affected by severe malnutrition. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • UNICEF representative in Cambodia Foroogh Foyouzat said nutrition plays a crucial role in early childhood development and has a profound impact on a child's ability to survive, grow, learn and thrive. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • UNICEF is working with the Cambodian government to prioritise wasting in national policies and budget, in particular, [by] advocating for sustained financing of RUTF [ready-to-use therapeutic food] to treat severe childhood malnutrition," she said. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • She added that UNICEF was supporting the government in strengthening community outreach and interventions, so that cases of severe wasting could be identified early, and that caregivers were made aware of health and nutrition services in their area, and used them to prevent malnutrition. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • In its press release, UNICEF called on governments, donors, and civil society organisations around the world to prioritise immediate budget allocations for RUTF and treatment for child wasting, and ensure funding for long-term needs of the most vulnerable children. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • Unicef attributes 11.4% of deaths in South African children under five to low body weight. (hyline.com)
  • Three out of ten children are stunted, a condition which affects their growth and development (Unicef South Africa). (hyline.com)
  • UNICEF has found that malnutrition is the cause of almost half of the deaths of children under the age of five, and it also increases the risk of contracting infection and disease. (lu.se)
  • Too little food inhibits early childhood development, while too many empty calories from sugar and fat may cause cardiovascular diseases or diabetes. (boell.org)
  • Childhood, including the teen years, is a period defined by incredible growth and development. (blurton-fdc.com)
  • Childhood is a time of rapid growth and development. (cdc.gov)
  • Early Childhood Development: Early Moments matter! (unicef.org)
  • Early Childhood offers a critical window of opportunity to shape a child's development trajectory and build a foundation for the future. (unicef.org)
  • Early Childhood Development includes many interventions, including support to parents and caregivers, exclusive breastfeeding, early learning and creating an enabling environment through government initiatives and the engagement of the private sector. (unicef.org)
  • They are shown to dramatically reduce childhood adversity, break intergenerational patterns of abuse and neglect, promote caregivers' mental health, and promote the well-being of children across the life course. (unicef.org)
  • For Early Childhood Development to fully materialize, there is a need for public investment and the engagement of the private sector. (unicef.org)
  • This can help reverse faltering growth in early childhood, build a foundation for lifelong good health, and break the cycle of malnutrition from one generation to the next. (thedailystar.net)
  • The effect of child malnutrition is long lasting and goes beyond childhood. (hindawi.com)
  • To this end, very few studies have been conducted regarding childhood malnutrition in rural Ethiopia. (hindawi.com)
  • Include a gift in your Will to help ensure every child has the childhood they need. (childfund.org.au)
  • If we are going to reduce poverty, it's important to understand how a childhood of disadvantage can affect a child's development. (childfund.org.au)
  • My first prediction is, we will solve malnutrition and significantly reduce the number of nutrition-related deaths," he said , noting that childhood mortality rates have drastically declined in the last 30 years. (globalcitizen.org)
  • Childhood malnutrition is #Solvable ! (globalcitizen.org)
  • @BillGates describes how a greater understanding of the microbiome can enhance existing tools and resources to combat childhood malnutrition and improve child development. (globalcitizen.org)
  • Childhood EED has been associated with stunting (low height-for-age), with devastating, long-term consequences for child health and development. (biospace.com)
  • This report summarizes the findings of the task force and its recommendations to enhance North Carolina's early childhood systems that support the social-emotional development and mental health of young children. (nciom.org)
  • Together, we are working toward the day when zero children die from preventable causes and every child has a safe and healthy childhood. (unicefusa.org)
  • This introductory critical review addresses childhood malnutrition and its relation to child behavioral development. (bvsalud.org)
  • Specific etiologies of renal disease associated with worsened growth impairment are seen in children with prenatal conditions and kidney disease that develops in infancy and childhood. (medscape.com)
  • We want to present the causes of hunger and malnutrition and show that clear political rules and strategies are needed to counter these developments. (boell.org)
  • In fact, stunting is the leading cause of child mortality worldwide, accounting for 35 percent of all child deaths. (worldbank.org)
  • In Chad, malnutrition is a public health problem and remains the leading cause of infant mortality. (unicef.org)
  • Since 1990, the world has cut child mortality in half-a truly stunning feat. But behind that statistic are stories like Anna's. (good.is)
  • Child mortality in under-five-year-olds has fallen globally from 12.7 million in 1990 to 6.3 million in 2013, although this is still not enough to meet MDG 4 (a reduction of under-five child mortality by two thirds by the end of 2015). (ennonline.net)
  • Although the African Region is home to only 14% of the global population, it accounts for the highest burden of maternal, newborn and child morbidity and mortality. (who.int)
  • Development Goals (MDGs) target on child mortality reduction. (who.int)
  • Malnutrition at the early stages of life can increase risk infections, morbidity, and mortality together with decreased mental and cognitive development. (hindawi.com)
  • Vitamin A deficiency is associated with blindness, child mortality, and maternal mortality. (worldhunger.org)
  • Iron deficient anemia is known to slow brain development in children and is a key predictor of morbidity and mortality. (worldhunger.org)
  • In pregnancy, anemia can increase the risk of maternal and child mortality, complications during childbirth, and poor fetal development. (worldhunger.org)
  • Against this backdrop, we welcome the U.N.'s inclusion in the new Sustainable Development Goals the goal of ending all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030. (worldbank.org)
  • Hunger particularly affects the development of children. (boell.org)
  • We want to show that hunger and malnutrition are the consequences of injustice, instability and poverty - and that policies must therefore also address these underlying causes. (boell.org)
  • Although Africa is frequently presented as the center of world hunger, Asia has always had more hungry people, and more malnourished children, because Asia has so many more people. (worldhunger.org)
  • Unfortunately, extreme hunger and malnutrition remain a huge barrier to development in many countries. (undp.org)
  • The SDGs aim to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030, making sure all people-especially children-have sufficient and nutritious food all year. (undp.org)
  • Global instability has pushed the world to the brink of becoming a "virtual tinderbox" for "catastrophic" levels of severe malnutrition in children, with soaring food prices and pandemic-fuelled budget cuts set to drive up child hunger, according to UNICEF's May 18 press release. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • Common barriers to stimulate child development included financial and food insecurity, competing time demands, low awareness about importance of responsive caregiving and stimulating environment, poor father involvement, and gender inequality. (ku.dk)
  • And last but not least, low productivity and food insecurity reduce the capacity of households to provide a balanced diet for infants and young children. (unicef.org)
  • In these communities, they suffer from issues ranging from food insecurity to malnutrition and obesity. (globalgiving.org)
  • The Child Alert also notes that even countries in relative stability, such as Uganda, have seen a 40 per cent or more increase in child wasting since 2016, due to rising poverty and household food insecurity causing inadequate quality and frequency of diets for children and pregnant women. (unicef.org.au)
  • Mothers, young children, the elderly, and the disabled are among the most vulnerable to the pitfalls of undernourishment, and should be given special attention in efforts to end food insecurity and undernourishment. (project-syndicate.org)
  • It affects millions of people, particularly children, seriously affecting their health and development. (unicef.org)
  • It is very harmful to children because it affects brain development and other growth. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Over 50% of children in Africa suffer from malnutrition which affects their mental and physical development. (good.is)
  • This problem affects many children in and around San Luis Potosi. (globalgiving.org)
  • Princess Sarah called for strong partnerships and collaboration to slash stubbornly high chronic malnutrition in Mozambique, which affects more than four in 10 people. (wfp.org)
  • Stunted growth due to malnutrition affects one in four children under the age of five. (project-syndicate.org)
  • Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a congenital condition that affects the central nervous system before the age of two, influencing the performance of activities usually conducted by children with normal development. (bvsalud.org)
  • The National Food and Nutrition Policy proposes the implementation of specific actions to combat the infection-malnutrition binomial that mainly affects children from economic classes with low purchasing power, in regions with low levels of economic and social development. (bvsalud.org)
  • Increasing daily milk intake, especially fortified milk, is an effective way to combat child malnutrition as it provides vital nutrients for growth, including high-quality protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals," said Yeo. (thestar.com.my)
  • Numerous studies find that child health suffers when children are exposed to conflict, and armed conflicts are more likely to occur in poor countries with weak states. (cgdev.org)
  • It is a land of breathtaking scenery, eleven official languages, world famous National parks, ultramodern cities, but like so many countries in the world, it is plagued with extreme income disparity where a significant part of the population lives in abject poverty and suffers malnutrition. (hyline.com)
  • Our regional nutrition strategy promotes collaboration with policy makers, civil society, the private sector and international development partners to boost investment in nutrition and research to inform policy responses to malnutrition. (worldbank.org)
  • In Papua New Guinea, an agriculture project boosting incomes for coffee and cocoa farmers also provides education to help make sure they invest the additional income to improve nutrition for women and children. (worldbank.org)
  • In Lao PDR, a governance and nutrition development project aims to increase access to nutrition services in the poorest communities. (worldbank.org)
  • UNICEF's nutrition program aims to improve child survival, growth and development through life-cycle nutrition security interventions. (wikipedia.org)
  • For children to achieve their full potential, they need proper nutrition, adequate health care, protection from harm and a sense of security, opportunities for early learning, and responsive caregiving - like talking, singing, and playing - with parents and caregivers who love them. (unicef.org)
  • Several statements in this ADB publication were closely based on a prepublication draft commissioned by the World Bank, entitled Improving Nutrition: Issues in Management and Capacity Development by Richard Heaver. (adb.org)
  • THE Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition had accounted that at least 10 million children are affected by stunting in Nigeria. (nigerianobservernews.com)
  • An advisor with Save the Children Nigeria was reported to have raised apprehensions that "Nigeria has not prioritised nutrition as it ought to be. (nigerianobservernews.com)
  • In the light of the newly announced National Nutrition Strategy, released by NITI Aayog in September 2017, it is important to note that tackling child malnutrition requires enlightened leadership at the Central and state levels, with a dedicated resolve to reduce the incidence of child malnutrition and greater commitment to develop systems for regular collection, monitoring and use of data on child growth. (lse.ac.uk)
  • The National Nutrition Strategy (NNS), released by the NITI Aayog in September 2017, is an important milestone in India's long fight against child malnutrition. (lse.ac.uk)
  • It is in the wake of the release of this strategy that, perhaps for the first time, we are seeing a clear focus on data related to child nutrition. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Soon after the NNS was released, the Ministry of Women & Child Development (MWCD) held a national-level workshop with top policy makers, health and nutrition experts, and district collectors from over a hundred districts in the country. (lse.ac.uk)
  • It was here that the spotlight was turned on child nutrition data, with the MWCD highlighting the performance of states in improving child nutrition indicators between the 2005 and 2015 National Family Health Surveys (NFHS-3 and NFHS-4, respectively). (lse.ac.uk)
  • The main factors that could impede said development are poor nutrition, lack of stimulation, and lack of affection. (globalgiving.org)
  • Research Summary 1 Poor nutrition in early life threatens the growth and development of children, which has a knock-on effect on the sustainable development of nations. (ennonline.net)
  • View this article as a pdf Lisez cet article en français ici By Zivai Murira and Harriet Torlesse Zivai Murira is Nutrition Specialist at United Nations Children's. (ennonline.net)
  • Grameen Foundation India is conducting a webinar on "Managing Child Malnutrition - Building a Better Tomorrow" to find inspirational insights on emerging initiatives in child nutrition. (nextbillion.net)
  • In this article, a brief review of the nutritional problems in South Africa, as well as the intergenerational, vicious cycle of poverty and malnutrition, are used to argue for the necessity of including a nutrition intervention component in poverty-alleviation programmes. (scielo.org.za)
  • Grantham-McGregor, S.M., Fernald, L.C. & Sethuraman, K., 1999, 'Effects of health and nutrition on cognitive and behavioural development in children in the first three years of life. (scielo.org.za)
  • MAPUTO - The World Food Programme's (WFP) Special Advisor on Mother and Child Health and Nutrition, Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, reaffirmed the crucial role of gender equality in fighting malnutrition, as she wrapped up a week-long trip to Mozambique. (wfp.org)
  • A malnourished mother will likely give birth to a malnourished child," she added, "thus, by improving adolescent girls and women's health and nutrition, we are investing in many generations to come in Mozambique. (wfp.org)
  • WFP supports the government's efforts to achieve good health and nutrition for women, children and adolescent girls, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. (wfp.org)
  • This programme is a prototype in understanding that nutrition is affected by so many aspects, including gender equality which is crucial to overcome malnutrition" she said. (wfp.org)
  • Nutrition-related issues play a part in about 45% of deaths in children under the age of 5, according to the WHO . (globalcitizen.org)
  • Malnutrition is defined as any disorder of nutrition. (worldhunger.org)
  • Chea Samnang, head of the water, sanitation and nutrition Technical Sub-Group, said malnutrition would cost Cambodia about $266 million a year, or 1.7 per cent of the country's GDP, citing a 2016 study on the economic burden of malnutrition on pregnant women and children under the age of five in Cambodia. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • He added that the Kingdom is continuing to face the problem of stunting, with 32 per cent of Cambodian children under the age of 5 suffering from lack of nutrition. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • At the UN Food Summit in New York in 2021, Yim Chhay Ly, chairman of the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development, stated that the Cambodian government set four priorities to achieve its 2030 goal of developing a robust food system that provides food security and nutrition for the entire population, and which takes into account economic, social and environmental sustainability. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • A 2020 survey published in Maternal and Child Nutrition found that 60% of approximately 1000 caregivers of children aged 12-36 months agreed with the marketing claim that toddler formulas or powdered milks provide nutrition that is not available from other food and drinks, Fuchs said. (medscape.com)
  • In an interview, Cathy Haut, DNP, CPNP-AC, CPNP-PC, a pediatric nurse practitioner in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, pointed out that not only are parents often baffled by formula choices, but many are also hesitant to make a switch to regular milk as children get older because they worry that cow's milk is inadequate for nutrition or is not as "clean" or "sterile" as formula. (medscape.com)
  • Children have a right to life, including access to nutrition, safe water and a place to live. (lu.se)
  • Of these children, 68% lived in Asia (more than 50% in southern Asia) and 28% in Africa. (who.int)
  • This research is promising news as the approach could be scaled up to significantly improve child malnutrition in Africa at a low cost. (cop20lima.org)
  • Child and maternal health, as well as innovations and technologies to support health SDGs, are some of the key topics being discussed at the 3rd annual Aid & Development Africa Summit, held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 27 - 28 February 2018. (cop20lima.org)
  • Child malnutrition, according to the World Health Organisation, is a critical risk factor in Africa as it is estimated to contribute to more than one third of all child deaths, although it is rarely listed as the di. (copenhagenconsensus.com)
  • The Post-2015 Consensus held a country specific seminar on the post-2015 development agenda in South Africa on 21st May. (copenhagenconsensus.com)
  • Through a dialogue led by the economists and sector experts across three themes: HIV/AIDS, population and tuberculosis, the participants of the seminar were given a concrete understanding of potential good the post-2015 development agenda can do within South Africa if smart targets are prioritized for each theme. (copenhagenconsensus.com)
  • For more information on prioritizing smart targets download the PDF presentation " The Smartest Targets For The World 2016-2030 " by Bjorn Lomborg and scroll down for more information and resources to learn what the post-2015 development agenda could mean for South Africa. (copenhagenconsensus.com)
  • The rate of malnutrition among under-five children in the country is among the highest in the world and Sub-Saharan Africa. (hindawi.com)
  • A child in sub-Saharan Africa, for example, is 15 times more likely to die before the age of 5 than a child in a high-income country. (globalcitizen.org)
  • South Asia remains the 'epicentre' of severe wasting, where roughly 1 in 22 children is severely wasted, twice as high as sub-Saharan Africa. (unicef.org.au)
  • Drought in the Horn of Africa means the number of children with severe wasting could quickly rise from 1.7 million to 2 million, while a 26 per cent increase is predicted in the Sahel compared to 2018. (unicef.org.au)
  • In this study we aim to quantify the impacts of mining projects on access to water and sanitation infrastructure as well as diarrhea and malnutrition among children using data from 131 Demographic and Health Surveys from sub-Saharan Africa. (lu.se)
  • These countries face the double burden of malnutrition - undernourishment among some, accompanied by overweight and obesity among others. (boell.org)
  • Overeating, along with a lack of physical activity options such as team sports, has led to higher rates of weight gain and obesity among children. (blurton-fdc.com)
  • It can lead to malnutrition in all its forms, where undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies can co-exist with overweight and obesity. (thedailystar.net)
  • Being overweight and obesity are on the rise among children and adolescents. (thedailystar.net)
  • Consumption of these processed foods by adults and children has led to the rise of overnutrition, which is a cause of obesity. (worldhunger.org)
  • Malnutrition contributes to stunted growth (155 million children worldwide), obesity (41 million children), and wasting (52 million children). (nd.edu)
  • The insurgents' activities in the northern part of the country have in-addition been contributing to the increasing level of malnutrition as farmers are forced to abandon their farms for their dear lives. (nigerianobservernews.com)
  • We aimed to explore the prevalence of malnutrition risk in hospitalized children via symptoms and identification of contributing factors, and to examine the efficacy of malnutrition screening tools for hospitalized children. (deu.edu.tr)
  • Recently the composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) has been implemented to measure the prevalence of malnutrition. (hindawi.com)
  • In this study, CIAF was used to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among children aged 0-59 months in rural Ethiopia. (hindawi.com)
  • Moreover, these studies used the conventional indicators of nutritional status to measure the prevalence of malnutrition in under-five children. (hindawi.com)
  • However, a number of studies pointed out that the use of conventional indicators provides only the categorization of children into the general categories of malnutrition and does not determine the overall prevalence of malnutrition associated with multiple failures. (hindawi.com)
  • Consequently, these indicators underestimate the prevalence of malnutrition due to the potential overlap of children into multiple categories of anthropometric failure [ 11 - 16 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Therefore, in this study we used a recently developed and relatively robust alternative indicator of malnutrition-the composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors among under-five children in rural Ethiopia. (hindawi.com)
  • Malnutrition among children under six can have a negative impact on their cognitive development, subsequently affecting their learning when they enter school," said Yeo, highlighting that this would potentially lead to other challenges such as low-income employment. (thestar.com.my)
  • An insufficient diet hampers a child's cognitive development, school readiness, learning performance and life opportunities. (thedailystar.net)
  • Stunting can have a negative impact on children's cognitive development, health, and the years they spend in school, which together can reduce their chances for productive and healthy lives as adults. (worldbank.org)
  • Moreover, they impede children's physical and cognitive development, and leave them more susceptible to illness and premature death. (project-syndicate.org)
  • The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. (undp.org)
  • The sub-Saharan African region in particular is lagging behind the ambitious goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to ensure universal access to improved and reliable water and sanitation for all (Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6). (lu.se)
  • However, the large impact heterogeneity suggests that the assessment and management of mining-related impacts on communities should have an increased equity-focus, in order to "leave no one behind" in the work towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. (lu.se)
  • In 2014 the World Health Organisation (WHO) predicted that by 2030 malaria will be the cause of an additional 60,000 deaths per year of children under the age of fifteen. (lu.se)
  • The WHO has estimated that by 2030 there will be 95,000 additional deaths every year of children under the age of five as a result of malnutrition. (lu.se)
  • Los países de la Región de las Américas se han unido de una manera sin precedentes para elaborar y poner en marcha esta inspiradora Agenda de Salud Sostenible para las Américas 2018-2030, y los ap. (bvsalud.org)
  • In fact, many children in families that have escaped poverty continue to suffer from inappropriate infant feeding, a lack of healthy food choices, poor sanitation, and inadequate healthcare services. (worldbank.org)
  • According to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, "[t]he goal … was to create a program that tackles the many causes of malnutrition - among them, poor maternal health, bad sanitation, dirty water - in a comprehensive fashion," the blog notes (Anand, 3/16). (kff.org)
  • Princess Sarah attended health-awareness sessions in Sofala province, focusing on changing behavior in areas like infant and young child feeding, sanitation and hygiene that can affect child and maternal health. (wfp.org)
  • In many parts of Asia, poor and insufficient sanitation and hygiene practices can increase the spread of disease and infection, causing up to 50% of all child malnourishment. (worldhunger.org)
  • We look forward to building a broad coalition to help tackle malnutrition in East Asia and Pacific. (worldbank.org)
  • Armed with that knowledge, future generations will be able to create innovations like probiotic pills that house the ideal combinations of bacteria in order to tackle malnutrition, and also use the information to provide "microbiota-directed complementary foods," Gates said . (globalcitizen.org)
  • Some 45.4 million children under the age of 5 (6.7 percent of all children) are "wasted" as a result of chronic undernourishment: they are too light for their height. (boell.org)
  • Features of chronic malnutrition include stunted growth, mental apathy, developmental delay, and poor weight gain. (medscape.com)
  • For instance, malnutrition during early age decreases the educational achievement and labor productivity and raises the risk of chronic illnesses in later age [ 1 - 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • These children have a congenital polyuric, salt-wasting form of renal failure and have growth retardation because of chronic intravascular depletion and a negative sodium balance. (medscape.com)
  • and sustainable development - and ensures its integration into operations, with a special focus on climate change, fragility, human capital, and debt sustainability issues. (worldbank.org)
  • Investing in global health initiatives in not only key to achieving Global Goal 3, but to achieving almost all of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. (globalcitizen.org)
  • Dani Rodrik & Ishac Diwan explain how to free up fiscal space for sustainable development in many low- and middle-income countries. (project-syndicate.org)
  • What are the Sustainable Development Goals? (undp.org)
  • Coined by Canadian paediatrician Dr. Saba Merchant , social malnutrition captures the possible long-term damage done to a child's physical and mental health as a result of pandemic living. (blurton-fdc.com)
  • The opportunity to learn from an early age is of critical importance for a child's development. (unicef.org)
  • Studies show that 85% of a child's brain goes through development between the ages of newborn to 5 years old. (globalgiving.org)
  • Unfortunately, poverty has a devastating effect on a child's development. (childfund.org.au)
  • A child's development is informed by their environment and experiences, particularly at ages 0-5. (childfund.org.au)
  • Addressing malnutrition would not only address the obvious issue of starvation and its associated deaths, but it would also address stunting, which limits a child's ability to grow in body and mind. (globalcitizen.org)
  • In partnership with CREN, Brazil, we propose to develop a prototype by first doing research on modeling a child's personalized risk for malnutrition across each of the clinical, nutritional, psychological, and familial data elements collected by CREN. (nd.edu)
  • Using data collected by community health workers during their counselling visits, this evaluation will test different approaches for making counselling more effective, including growth charts that families can use to plot their child's growth against healthy norms and small cash transfers that families are told - but not required - to use for purchasing healthy food for children. (worldbank.org)
  • Undernutrition is a condition of malnutrition caused by an inadequate food supply or an inability to use the nutrients in food. (worldhunger.org)
  • Also, mass-market toddler formulas are inadequate for children with disease-specific requirements, such as malnutrition, gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic disorders, or food allergies. (medscape.com)
  • Puchong MP Yeo Bee Yin said the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2022 showed that stunting among children had increased from 17.1% in 2015 to 21.2% in 2022. (thestar.com.my)
  • Social malnutrition is a helpful term to help us understand the broad mental and physical health implications brought on by the pandemic. (blurton-fdc.com)
  • Principles of Pediatric Environmental Health: Why Are Children Often Especially Susceptible to the Adverse Effects of Environmental Toxicants? (cdc.gov)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 30% of the global burden of disease in children is due to environmental factors [WHO 2006]. (cdc.gov)
  • Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, adopted through resolution WHA34.22 (1981) and updated through subsequent related Health Assembly resolutions, and describes the progress made in drawing up technical guidance on ending the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children. (who.int)
  • In line with UNICEF's equity focus on regions identified by the government as the most disadvantaged, the organization's programs are being implemented in areas that have the lowest number and coverage of health facilities and skilled birth attendants, while supporting the institutionalization of standards to improve the quality of healthcare services for mothers and children at the national level. (wikipedia.org)
  • The World Health Organisation report that diarrhoea is the leading cause of malnutrition in children. (cop20lima.org)
  • The international body affixed that this has profound implications for health and for human development and, presents a major obstacle to attainment of Millennium Development Goals in the country and globally. (nigerianobservernews.com)
  • In these situations, there is often a substantial incidence of communicable diseases in children under-5 taken to primary health care facilities, and risk factors such as malnutrition and low birth weight are common. (who.int)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) defines malnutrition as "the cellular imbalance between the supply of nutrients and energy and the body's demand for them to ensure growth, maintenance, and specific functions. (medscape.com)
  • By implementing the workshops and programs we offer, the parents of children will continue to be committed to the health, education, and well-being of our children. (globalgiving.org)
  • This reform effort seeks to solidify the World Bank's critical role as the knowledge bank on development and expand its engagement on global challenges such as climate change, fragility and health, as well as to increase mobilization and facilitation of private capital together with the private sector arms of the World Bank Group. (worldbank.org)
  • This paper urges us not to wait for the SDGs to be fully developed and agreed, but to start now with a more inclusive global strategy based on a continuum-of-care for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health that also involves non-health sectors such as education. (ennonline.net)
  • These include: the Maputo Plan of Action1, which provides for delivery of quality and affordable health services to promote maternal, newborn and child health. (who.int)
  • The key changes introduced by the Global Strategy are the adoption of a health system-oriented, integrated, multisectoral approach to maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health programming. (who.int)
  • Despite the many commitments, resolutions and decisions made by Member States to improve the health of women and children, only 12 countries achieved MDG Target 4,4 while two countries achieved MDG Target 5A and none achieved MDG Target 5B on universal access to reproductive health. (who.int)
  • In Bangladesh, exposure to cooking smoke at home is a health concern, particularly for children and adolescents. (thedailystar.net)
  • Lost instruction, student absences, teacher shortages, school discipline, and the wavering mental health of our nation's youth have all made headlines since the pandemic began. (fas.org)
  • Child malnutrition continues to be the leading public health problem in developing countries. (hindawi.com)
  • According to the 2014 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey (EMDHS) report, 42%, 26.7%, and 9% of under-five children were stunted, underweight, and wasted, respectively. (hindawi.com)
  • Growing up in poverty increases the likelihood that children will have poor health. (childfund.org.au)
  • In many rural communities families survive on low incomes, which means it can be more difficult to ensure their children have optimal physical health. (childfund.org.au)
  • In 1990, 12.6 million children under 5 died - that number was reduced to 5.3 million in 2018, according to the World Health Organization . (globalcitizen.org)
  • We are especially energized to focus on health advancements for pregnant women and new mothers and to prevent disease early in the lives of children. (biospace.com)
  • It is a grand challenge problem facing aspects of human development and global health. (nd.edu)
  • The visiting community health worker will then discuss the results with reference to the healthy norm, in addition to providing information about best practices on infant and young child feeding and measuring children's height and weight. (worldbank.org)
  • Control Community health workers will conduct monthly home visits to provide information to caregivers about best practices on infant and young child feeding and measure the height and weight of their children. (worldbank.org)
  • Young children's social-emotional development and mental health influence every critical developmental task of the first five years whether physical, cognitive, linguistic, or social-emotional. (nciom.org)
  • The NCIOM's Task Force on the Mental Health, Social, and Emotional Needs of Young Children and Their Families was charged with examining the current mental health needs of young children and developing recommendations to ensure that there are systems and services in place to meet the mental, social, and emotional health needs of young children, ages 0-5, and their families. (nciom.org)
  • Stunting "is the most serious public health problem [in Cambodia], affecting not only the children and their families, but also the nation," he said. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • Phase one of the project will be to establish a robust, scientific study to track the health outcomes of a small cohort of children at Blessman's nearby Mokopone location with the assistance of US medical professionals with oversight from a South African medical organization into mid-2023. (hyline.com)
  • In turn, these changes can pose risks and opportunities for child health (SDG 3). (lu.se)
  • Caregivers' brought children aged 6- 59 months to the health facilities following community mobilization. (bvsalud.org)
  • The family of the child sought the office of the extension project "Gaining Health: Dental Care for Patients with Disabilities" of the Lutheran University of Brazil, located in the city of Canoas, in search of aesthetic rehabilitation. (bvsalud.org)
  • Children are also more likely to experience health-related issue due the impact of climate change on water and food security. (lu.se)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) points out that around 45% of deaths among children under five are related to malnutrition, and that these occur mainly in low- and middle-income countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • Socialisation is critical to helping children fulfil their social, emotional and physical developmental needs. (blurton-fdc.com)
  • Broad windows of susceptibility and more specific periods of susceptibility (e.g., radiation effects on central nervous system development during the critical 8 to 15 weeks in utero ) occur at each developmental stage [Faustman et al. (cdc.gov)
  • In fact, incidence rates are similar to those observed in children. (medscape.com)
  • [ 10 ] Evidence also shows that sport drinks may be increasing the incidence of dental erosion, which can precede caries in both child and adult athletes. (medscape.com)
  • Children who suffer from malnutrition may have lifelong problems. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Worldwide, at least 13.6 million children under five suffer from severe wasting, resulting in 1 in 5 deaths among this age group. (unicef.org.au)
  • In Afghanistan, for example, 1.1 million children are expected to suffer from severe wasting this year, nearly double the number in 2018. (unicef.org.au)
  • Climate change related disasters and stresses can impact children more significantly than adults - they are less physically and mentally able to cope and are more likely to suffer injury. (lu.se)
  • No child should be left behind in the nation's development," she said. (thestar.com.my)
  • The proposed budget includes a "plan to reorganize the Integrated Child Development Services, the central government-led initiative that has been in charge of the nation's malnutrition programs, which are run by the states," the blog writes. (kff.org)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - The nation's largest group of pediatricians is advising parents to recognize the limits of "toddler milk," formula products purporting to be beneficial for young children. (medscape.com)
  • View this article as a pdf Research snapshot1 Thirteen years after the first Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition, the latest series on Maternal and Child. (ennonline.net)
  • Addressing the challenges of malnutrition is not just about enabling access to resources and facilities, it is about understanding the true root causes that may stem from community, family, lifestyle, behavior, and environment. (nd.edu)
  • Malnourished children are also more likely to die due to conditions like pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria. (globalcitizen.org)
  • Reduced social contact, isolation, higher rates of stress and anxiety, and an overall lack of normal socialisation have all contributed to children's lagging development. (blurton-fdc.com)
  • Nonetheless, it will be important for parents to stay in touch with their children's school and be open to the possibility of their child needing extra support. (blurton-fdc.com)
  • We advocate for children's rights worldwide and partner with local communities to create change which enables children and young people to assert and realise their rights. (childfund.org.au)
  • The Cambodian Children's Fund (CCF) is a safety net for abused, malnourished, and neglected children. (tprf.org)
  • The day aims to promote and celebrate children's rights and to prioritise their participation - children are given the opportunity to take over roles in media, politics and entertainment to highlight the issues that are important to them. (lu.se)
  • The theme of this year's World Children's Day is, 'for every child, every right. (lu.se)
  • This article will focus on the second strand, a liveable planet, as climate change and the impact it has on children's rights is undoubtedly one of the biggest issues facing children today. (lu.se)
  • The protection of children's rights is ensured by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. (lu.se)
  • Climate change also impacts children's right to development. (lu.se)
  • One in five children in Malaysia experiences impaired growth. (thestar.com.my)
  • The Puchong parliamentary constituency service centre organised eight "Jom Sihat" (Let's Get Healthy) events, where one screening included assessing the growth of children under the age of six. (thestar.com.my)
  • Objectives: Many screening methods, such as the Screening Tool Risk on Nutritional Status and Growth (STRONGkids) and the Pediatric Yorkhill Malnutrition Score (PYMS), have been developed to detect malnutrition in pediatric patients. (deu.edu.tr)
  • Among children in particular, severe giardiasis may delay physical and mental growth, slow development, and cause malnutrition. (cdc.gov)
  • Despite its rapid economic growth, India has struggled with persistently high rates of malnutrition, far worse than many worse-performing economies," according to the blog. (kff.org)
  • And when more children survive to adulthood, families decide to have fewer children - which can lead to a burst of economic growth," he said . (globalcitizen.org)
  • Several smaller countries have some of the world's highest stunting rates among children under five, including 58 percent in Timor-Leste, 44 percent in Lao PDR and 41 percent in Cambodia. (worldbank.org)
  • The current management approaches for MAM among children are counseling in food‐secure settings and food supplementation in chronically food‐insecure areas. (uib.no)
  • The objective of this study was to develop a local ingredients‐based supplement (LIBS) for treating MAM among children. (uib.no)
  • THE issue of stunting among children in Malaysia has shown worrying trends, especially in urban poor areas. (thestar.com.my)
  • Some 45 percent of deaths among children under the age of 5 are attributed to undernourishment. (boell.org)
  • Malnutrition is a significant problem all over the world, especially among children. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The primary aim of the webinar is to Generate sustainable ideas to reduce Malnutrition among Children Under 5 and their development at various levels (community, household). (nextbillion.net)
  • In this webinar, we will discuss the extensive work done in this field by development organizations and highlighting the best practices to reduce Malnutrition among Children. (nextbillion.net)
  • Logistic regression was fitted, to identify factors associated with malnutrition among children in rural Ethiopia, using STATA 13. (hindawi.com)
  • Nearly 800,000 deaths per year among children under five years of age are the result of zinc deficiency. (worldhunger.org)
  • Studies show that rapid weight gain after age two among stunted children can increase the risk of becoming overweight or obese later in life and can contribute to heart disease, stroke, hypertension, or Type-2 diabetes. (worldbank.org)
  • In the Global South, the number of overweight and obese children is growing faster than in the Global North. (boell.org)
  • As Vice President for Development Finance in 2016-2019, he was responsible for the replenishment and stewardship of the International Development Association (IDA), the largest source of concessional financing for the world's poorest countries. (worldbank.org)
  • In Malawi, where the research was conducted, one in six children are underweight and nearly half are stunted. (cop20lima.org)
  • A three-tier state structure could be developed to assess performance between successive surveys of malnutrition, whether of stunting, underweight or wasting. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Globally, there were 165 million stunted, 99 million underweight, and 51 million wasting children by year 2012. (hindawi.com)
  • For instance, the prevalence of underweight and stunting among rural children was 27% and 42% compared with only 13% and 24% among urban children, respectively [ 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Over 90 million children under five are dangerously underweight. (undp.org)
  • Ten per cent of the child population is facing wasting and 24 per cent is underweight. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • The results were organized into twelve options for preventing or treating underweight in children under five years of age. (bvsalud.org)
  • Malnutrition is a vicious cycle," Princess Sarah said, during a visit to a WFP-supported gender-sensitive stunting prevention programme in Sofala Province, funded by Austria's development agency. (wfp.org)
  • Malnutrition contributes to the vicious cycle of poverty. (hyline.com)
  • Mothers often have very little knowledge of good infant and young child feeding practices by mothers. (unicef.org)
  • and supports the government in promoting breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding practices. (wikipedia.org)
  • There is a growing recognition that HIV and malnutrition interact in complex ways that heighten vulnerability to and worsen severity of each condition. (aidsmap.com)
  • Globally, 64% of all malnourished children live in Asia (FAO, 2017). (worldhunger.org)
  • Additionally, 519.6 million adults and children in Asia consume too few calories, which accounts for approximately 12% of the total population of Asia (FAO, 2017). (worldhunger.org)
  • Summary of article1 Location: Global What we know: Anaemia is a persistent condition amongst women and children under 5 years of age and prevalent worldwide. (ennonline.net)
  • Though great strides have been made toward the Millennium Development Goal of halving the proportion of undernourished people in developing countries, the problem remains persistent, pervasive, and complex. (project-syndicate.org)
  • Talk to your provider about the risk of malnutrition. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Children are at increased risk because of their increased exposures and increased vulnerability . (cdc.gov)
  • UNICEF's disaster risk reduction (DRR) program aims to establish models of child-centered disaster risk management for eventual replication by local government units (LGU), as a basis for integrating DRR in their local development plans. (wikipedia.org)
  • As at 2013, the ratio was that about 1.5 million children in northern Nigeria were being at the risk of immense malnutrition. (nigerianobservernews.com)
  • The source sustained that the indices also noted that over 1.4 million children in the North were at risk of severe malnutrition. (nigerianobservernews.com)
  • In 2007, Lin et al stated that "a prospective assessment of food and nutrient intake in a population of Malawian children at risk for kwashiorkor" found "no association between the development of kwashiorkor and the consumption of any food or nutrient. (medscape.com)
  • Significant risk factors for these abnormalities include fat and sugar intake in both children and adults. (medscape.com)
  • [ 7 ] Dietary habits and the risk of caries in children may also be confounded by maternal educational level. (medscape.com)
  • With parents hovering over their shoulders, the pressure to perform well academically has also placed an extra burden of stress on many children learning from home. (blurton-fdc.com)
  • Bangladesh faces a multiple burden of malnutrition. (thedailystar.net)
  • A loss of family income due to climate change related events can also be linked to reduced access to education - children are often removed from school to reduce financial burden or to assist with the generation of household income. (lu.se)
  • In this study, we used qualitative methods to inform the development of a PS programme to be integrated with SAM treatment in Mwanza, Tanzania. (ku.dk)
  • In hierdie artikel word 'n kort oorsig van die voedingsprobleme in Suid-Afrika sowel as die noodlottige siklus van wanvoeding en armoede wat oor generasies strek, gebruik om aan te voer dat dit noodsaaklik is om 'n voedingsintervensie-komponent in programme gemik op die verligting van armoede in te sluit. (scielo.org.za)
  • The study assessed the Action Against Malnutrition (AAM) programme in seven tribal blocks of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha. (org.in)
  • Méthodologie: Entre septembre 2021 et février 2022, des écouvillonnages oropharyngés et/ou nasopharyngés de travailleurs symptomatiques COVID-19 et apparemment en bonne santé sélectionnés consécutivement du site minier de Wahgnion dans le sud-ouest du Burkina Faso qui ont consenti à l'étude ont été prélevés selon les deux programme de quart de semaines et testé pour le SRAS-CoV-2 à l'aide d'un test RT-PCR. (bvsalud.org)
  • Stunting on such a large scale poses a significant threat to East Asia's children, affecting brain development and leading to lower physical and mental capabilities. (worldbank.org)
  • This is excluding 11.7 million children approximated that will be affected by stunting by the year 2025. (nigerianobservernews.com)
  • It went on to commend three states-Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat, in that order-for performing the best in reducing under-5 child stunting over the 10-year period. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Also important to recognise is that states like Goa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu-already well ahead in indicators like stunting rates-would never win any national prize for reducing child stunting. (lse.ac.uk)
  • It is concluded that this cycle can be broken by improving the nutritional status of women in their productive years, whereby foetal malnutrition, arrested mental development and physical stunting in children, adolescents and adults can be prevented. (scielo.org.za)
  • Additionally, India has made progress in decreasing its child stunting rate. (worldhunger.org)
  • High levels of stunting among young children. (worldbank.org)
  • The results found were within the recommended range of required nutrients for the treatment of children with MAM. (uib.no)
  • Malnutrition is the condition that occurs when your body does not get enough nutrients. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The world is rapidly becoming a virtual tinderbox of preventable child deaths and child suffering from wasting. (unicef.org.au)
  • It provides treatment for children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition- currently 179 of them, through the provision of therapeutic food, drugs for systematic and specific treatment (30,095 cartons of Plumpy Nut distributed in 2021). (unicef.org)
  • The organization continued to promote young child feeding practices, including breastfeeding and complementary feeding. (unicefusa.org)
  • The composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) was used to measure the nutritional status of the children. (hindawi.com)
  • Age of the children, preceding birth interval, educated status of mother, wealth status, and region were factors independently associated with nutritional status of children in rural Ethiopia. (hindawi.com)
  • Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's "budget includes a big boost in spending on reducing malnutrition," with an increase for malnutrition programs of "58 percent in fiscal 2012-13 to 158 billion rupees, or about $3 billion," the Wall Street Journal's " India Real Time " blog reports. (kff.org)