"Breast milk offers all the antibodies a baby needs; some 823,000 child deaths could be prevented each year by near universal breastfeeding, yet marketing companies' outlays dwarf ... Read more »

Halima Sheikh Ali is the proud owner of one of the few ATMs in Wajir town in northeast Kenya. But rather than doling out shilling notes, it dispenses something tastier: a fresh ... Read more »

Food waste is a global problem, this video series looks at some solutions. Read more »

If a person is food secure it typically means that sufficient quality food is available, they have enough resources to buy food for a nutritious diet and they have stable access to ... Read more »

A new study in the Democratic Republic of Congo found that treating women subsistence farmers with just a single dose of a cheap deworming medication, significantly improved their ... Read more »

Years of violence and unrest in the country have displaced more than 4.5 million people, creating widespread poverty and hunger. The UN has said that over two million children are ... Read more »

With South Sudan's harvest season coming to an end and the dry season fast approaching, Abuk Moukiir is exhausted and hungry, taking longer rests in the shade of a nearby tree ... Read more »

In the south of the island, where many people farm for a living, the rainy season is getting shorter and shorter, they say. Rains that once stretched from October to March now fall ... Read more »

One of every four children under five years old in southern Africa suffers from stunted growth in that they are too short for their age, often as a result of inadequate nutrition. ... Read more »

According to the WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti, "The numbers and trends highlighted in the report show that we need to work harder to avoid the long-term ... Read more »