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One million Afghan children could die if urgent actions not taken: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 10 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan has warned that one million Afghan children could die from severe acute malnutrition if "urgent actions" are not taken.
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Urgent need for policy makers and industry to collaborate for addressing s
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], October 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): There is an urgent need for consultations between policy makers and the Industry manufacturing therapeutic foods to bust the myths around Energy-dense Nutritional Supplement (EDNS) and meet the challenge of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)
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One million malnourished Afghan children could face death, says UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 10 (ANI): Without immediate action, an estimated one million children in Afghanistan are projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2021 and could die, a top UNICEF official said after wrapping up a trip to the country, reported local media.
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Half of Afghanistan's children under-5 expected to suffer from acute malnu
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], October 6 (ANI): An estimated 3.2 million Afghan children under five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year, UN agencies warned on Tuesday, adding that without immediate treatment, at least a million are at risk of dying.
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Experts underline the importance of community based approach in addressing
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): With malnutrition continuing to be a leading risk factor for death in children younger than 5 years, a webinar to address Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) was held recently by industry chamber ASSOCHAM brought together top Government officials, p
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More than 100,000 children in Ethiopian Tigray are at risk of malnutrition
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] July 30 (ANI/FENA): More than 100,000 children in Ethiopia's Tigray region could suffer from severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
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UN says half of Afghan population in need of humanitarian aid
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 12 (ANI): As Afghanistan continues to witness a surge in violence leading to a humanitarian crisis, half of the country's population is in need of humanitarian assistance and a third of children under five are facing acute malnutrition, informed a UN official.
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Heightened need for CMAM to reverse rising incidence of Severe Acute Malnu
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi, (Delhi), [India], June 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) needs to be made central to all the Government efforts to bring down the rising incidence of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in the country, CMAM Association of India has stated.
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Identification of SAM children a timely move; community management vital:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): Therapeutic food manufacturers have emphasised the need for making Community-based programs an integral part of the protocol for managing Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) amongst children.
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Therapeutic Food Makers Look to Collaborate with Govt. in Fighting Malnutr
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): CMAM Association of India, comprising manufacturers of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) used in Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), has extended support to the Government to supply RUTF and develop new/other products so as to
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Hexagon Nutrition and ASSOCHAM in collaboration with GAIN bring Severe Acu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is one of the hardest forms of malnutrition in children. There is increasing concern that COVID-19 will lead to an economic downturn and that current poverty will lead to a worsening of the country's maln
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7-yr-old girl, face of Yemen crisis dies
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Sanaa [Yemen], Nov 3 (ANI): Amal Hussein, a 7-year-old Yemeni girl, whose photograph in the New York Times last week became a symbol of Yemen's humanitarian conflict has passed away. Her family said that she died due to acute malnutrition.
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