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Afghanistan: Number of malnourished children rise in Badakhshan province
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The physicians in Badakhshan province of Afghanistan reported more than a hundred malnourished children in the province's hospital, raising fresh public concerns on public health, Khaama Press reported, adding that it points to a significant surge in malnutrition cases among children in Bada
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Low fibre consumption by mother may delay infant’s brain development
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Undernutrition during pregnancy is one of the risk factors for diseases in children as they grow older. Nonetheless, maternal malnutrition remains a global issue for women.
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Afghanistan: UN's World Food Programme cuts aids to 8 million people due t
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid the alarming malnutrition and hunger situation in Afghanistan, United Nations World Food Programme had to cut its aid to 8 million people due to the funding shortfall.
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Malnutrition during pregnancy raises chance of diabetes later in life: Stu
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Malnutrition during pregnancy may raise the chance of acquiring type 2 diabetes in later life
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Sri Ramakrishna Hospital: From Malnutrition to Milestones - Understanding
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 20: Sri Ramakrishna Hospital’s expert pediatricians give an in depth explanation about the nutritional deficiency in children and how it impacts a child’s well-being. Along with providing various tips to encourage healthy eating in children to balance th
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Number of malnourished children on rise, say doctors in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As per the doctors, 45 malnourished children have been admitted to the hospital in the past two weeks.
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UNICEF provides treatment to over 2,70,000 malnourished children in Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
UNICEF Afghanistan tweeted on Thursday: “In the first five months of this year, UNICEF supported treatment for 273,000 children with severe acute malnutrition, with approximately 60,000 treated in May alone.”
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13 children killed by suspected measles outbreak in Sudan's displacement c
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Sudanese branch of Medecins Sans Frontiere (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, said: "The situation is critical. Suspected measles and malnutrition in children are the most urgent health problems."
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Pakistan: Severe Acute Malnutrition among infants stand at 14 pc
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The French government has donated EUR 3.5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in support of the ongoing flood response for Pakistani women and children suffering from life-threatening malnutrition.
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Afghanistan remains one of world's worst humanitarian disasters: Human Rig
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Afghanistan remained one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters and the crisis has worsened after a ban on women working for NGOs, Human Rights Watch said in a report, according to ToloNews.
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Two-Thirds of Afghanistan population face food insecurity: Human Rights Wa
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"Two-thirds of the country's population is food insecure, including 875,000 children facing acute malnutrition. Women and girls remain most at risk," said Human Rights Watch.
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Afghanistan remains one of world's worst humanitarian disasters: Human Rig
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The organization in a statement said two-thirds of Afghanistan's population is food insecure, including 875,000 children facing acute malnutrition and women and girls remain at most risk.
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