malnutrition

Half of deaths among hospitalised children happen after discharge: Study
Health

Half of deaths among hospitalised children happen after discharge: Study

A study on acutely ill children in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia found that 48% of deaths recorded occurred within six months after they were discharged from a hospital

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Corporates

BNCC, BRAC sign MoU to reduce malnutrition in marginalised communities

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Health

Malnutrition stunts growth of Sunamganj children

Due to higher prices for fruits, vegetables and dairy products, it has become nearly impossible for poor people in Asia and the Pacific to achieve healthy diets. Photo: Collected
Health

Malnutrition increases number of differently-abled kids in Jamalpur

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Health

1.5cr elderly in Bangladesh suffer from malnutrition

Agriculture and farming communities are being sidelined by the large food-tech companies. Photo: Pranto Chakraborty Nayan
Panorama

Mandatory fortification is not a solution to malnutrition

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Education

Meal suspension may drive away children from school 

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South Asia

1 million Afghan children could die from malnutrition: Unicef

An Ethiopian refugee fleeing from the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, holds her new born baby's foot at the Um-Rakoba camp, on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in the Al-Qadarif state, Sudan November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah
World+Biz

100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition - Unicef

Two starving street kids covered in dust in Arambagh area during the early stage of the lockdown. Photo: Mumit M
Education

School closure: Malnutrition, child marriage, early pregnancy may rise

Bangladesh makes progress against child mortality, malnutrition
Bangladesh

Bangladesh makes progress against child mortality, malnutrition

Due to higher prices for fruits, vegetables and dairy products, it has become nearly impossible for poor people in Asia and the Pacific to achieve healthy diets. Photo: Collected
South Asia

Malnutrition for billions in Asia, Pacific feared amid pandemic

Taking up the malnutrition challenge
Health

Taking up the malnutrition challenge