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Africa: Women and Malnutrition in Africa
IPS, 31 October 2017
Undernutrition is widespread and a key reason for poor child health in many developing countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa, around 40 percent of children under the age of five suffer… Read more »
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Africa: Development Bank Chief Helps Scale Up Nutrition at Abidjan Talks
African Development Bank (AfDB), 7 November 2017
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, African Development Bank (AfDB)'s President and member of the Lead Group of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement will take an active part in the SUN… Read more »
What Will it Cost to End Malnutrition?
A well-nourished child is 30 percent more likely than a malnourished one to escape poverty when they grow up to be an adult. Policymakers, experts and civil society partners at The Scaling Up Nutrition conference in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire are looking this week at what it will take to ensure we make malnutrition a footnote of history.
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7 November 2017
Investing in Nutrition: First-Ever Analysis Provides a Price Tag and Financing Scenarios
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- Results for Development
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- Results for Development
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A groundbreaking study outlining how much donors and governments need to invest in nutrition - along with financing scenarios that suggest how costs ... see more »
Under-nutrition is widespread and a key reason for poor child health in many developing countries.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, around 40 percent of children under the age of five suffer from stunted growth.
Stunting is a result of periods of under-nutrition in early childhood, and it has been found to have a series of adverse long-term effects in those who survive childhood.
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Namibia: Six Out of Ten Rural People Food Insecure - Report
New Era, 7 November 2017
The debilitating droughts of the past four years may be over, but the latest Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results show that the number of people facing food shortage is… Read more »
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Uganda: Why You Should Eat More Tilapia
Monitor, 31 October 2017
Tilapia, commonly known as engege is one of the oldest types of fish in Uganda. It is affordable, with each costing between Shs5,000 and Shs10,000 and can be cooked and enjoyed in… Read more »
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7 November 2017
The Cost of Malnutrition: Why Policy Action is Urgent
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- Global Panel
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- Global Panel
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The international community is currently seeking to accelerate and sustain reductions in malnutrition globally. This Technical Brief provides ... see more »
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South Africa: Why Do One in Four Children Suffer from Stunting?
The Conversation Africa, 6 June 2017
The most recent data shows that 27.4% of South African children under the age of five are too short for their age or suffer from stunting. Read more »
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Africa: School Feeding Schemes Can Fill Children's Tummies and Farmers' Pockets
The Conversation Africa, 30 March 2017
Every day, about 370 million children worldwide benefit from national school feeding programmes. Sometimes it's breakfast; sometimes it's lunch and sometimes it's both. But… Read more »
InFocus
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Focused for decades on ending hunger, African countries have largely failed to address a rising obesity epidemic that could soon become the greater public health crisis, experts ... Read more »
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Even more interesting about this tree, is that it's a food, a vegetable, and a medicine. Every part of the tree can be consumed; leaves and young fruits (pods) as food; and the ... Read more »
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Water, sanitation and hygiene, usually treated by governments and NGOs as a separate policy area from food and nutrition, make up the second leading cause of stunted growth in ... Read more »
