malnutrition
- World
Famine spreads to more towns in Sudan’s Darfur, hunger experts warn
Cairo: Famine is spreading in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region and has now engulfed two more towns there, a global hunger monitoring group said on Thursday, February 5. The announcement came after…
- Middle East
Malnutrition persists as winter threatens Gaza’s children: UNICEF
Gaza Strip: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that high levels of malnutrition, coupled with worsening winter conditions, continue to threaten children’s lives in the Gaza Strip. According to UNICEF,…
- Middle East
At least 23 children die of malnutrition in Sudan’s Kordofan
Khartoum: Almost two dozen children died of malnutrition-related causes within a month in central Sudan, where fierce fighting between the country’s military and a paramilitary group has centred, a medical group said.…
- Middle East
Seven more, including local champion starve to death in Gaza
Gaza’s health ministry on Sunday, August 3 announced that seven more people including a local champion starved to death. The death toll due to starvation in Gaza has risen to 176, including…
- Middle East
At least 66 Palestinian children die of malnutrition in Gaza under Israeli blockade
At least 66 Palestinian children have died from acute malnutrition in the Gaza Strip since Israel launched its war and blockade on October 7, 2023, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office. The…
- Middle East
Malnutrition is ‘crisis inside the crisis’ in Yemen: NGO
Aden: Malnutrition has been exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation in war-torn Yemen, a non-governmental organization (NGO) warned. “Malnutrition is a crisis inside the crisis. It has actually extremely amplified the situation…
- Featured News
In India food availability slid to alarming levels; malnutrition among children is starkly bad
As we look at the recent findings of 2024’s Global Hunger Index and other alarming health reports, a troubling image of public health emerges—from rising hunger, child malnutrition, and obesity to increased health…
- World
3.7 mn children in Sudan at risk of acute malnutrition: Warns UN
Khartoum: Two United Nations agencies have said that 3.7 million children under five in Sudan are at risk of acute malnutrition, warning of a worsening humanitarian crisis across the country. “There are…
- Middle East
Spike in child malnutrition across Yemen’s gov’t-controlled areas: UN
Aden: A comprehensive report released on Sunday by the United Nations (UN) unveiled a severe escalation in acute malnutrition rates among children under five in areas controlled by the internationally-recognized government of…
- Health
Targeted action on child malnutrition is needed urgently
Malnutrition is a severe state that arises when the body receives an inadequate amount (undernourishment) or an excess (over nourishment) of essential nutrients necessary for proper human functioning. In simpler terms, it…
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10 Palestinian children die of hunger in Gaza: Health Ministry
At least 10 Palestinian children have died from malnutrition and dehydration at hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip as the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Strip worsens. In a statement, on Thursday,…
- India
Siddaramaiah slams PM Modi on ‘rising malnutrition’ in Gujarat, India
Bengaluru: Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he should answer as to why malnutrition is allegedly increasing in his home state of Gujarat…
