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WFP warns of malnutrition threats in Afghanistan, 3.5 million children at risk in 2025
Kabul, March 27: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that in 2025 a whopping 3.5 million children in Afghanistan are at risk of malnutrition. The agency expressed concern over the huge number of children expected to be affected.
Rwanda tackles malnutrition with food safety, quality improvement campaign
Kigali: , March 26 (IANS) Rwanda has launched an awareness campaign aimed at improving the quality of locally produced food products.
How India's public distribution system is helping reduce stunted growth
New Delhi, Feb 26: Expansion of India's public distribution system (PDS) has played a significant role in preventing stunted growth -- a serious health concern among children in the country. According to a recent paper in the American Economic Association, it has prevented the stunting of about 1.8 million children in eight states in India.
Amit Shah urges Western Zonal Council states to tackle child malnutrition seriously
Pune, February 22: Chairing the 27th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Maharashtra's Pune, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged member states to take issues of malnutrition and stunting in children very seriously and implement all possible measures to address them.
Western Zonal Council meeting: HM Shah urges states to prioritise elimination of malnutrition, address stunting in children
Pune, Feb 23: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday expressed concern over the prevalence of malnutrition and stunting among children and citizens in the states from the western zone despite these being among the most prosperous in the country.
Collective action needed to fight malnutrition, reduce infant and maternal mortality: Gujarat minister
Gandhinagar, Jan 31: Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel on Friday stressed the need for collective action to curb malnutrition, reduce infant and maternal mortality and eliminate anaemia.
3.2 million children under 5 projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Sudan this year: UN
United Nations, Jan 11: An estimated 3.2 million children under 5 are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition this year in war-torn and famine-afflicted Sudan, a UN spokesman said.