Page 2 - Malnutrition

India saves 2 mn kids from dying, but 4 mn people go below nourishment line

Fall in GHI score is not absolute, but relative to other countries

Malnutrition down by 40% among kids in Naxal-hit Kondagaon, claims official

Kondagaon, a small tribal-dominated and Naxal-affected district in Chhattisgarh's Bastar division, has recorded more than 40 per cent decline in the number of malnourished children

Malnutrition due to food inequalities costing world $13.6 tln annually

UN estimates indicate that the world's population may increase from around 7.8 billion now to almost 10 billion by 2050

UNICEF says malnutrition spikes for Haiti kids amid Covid pandemic

Severe acute childhood malnutrition is expected to more than double this year in Haiti as the country struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, a spike in violence and dwindling resources

High malnutrition persists in India despite surplus food: Niti Aayog V-C

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said high malnutrition persists in the country despite being a food-surplus nation, and the situation can only improve through "behavioural change"

Primary health to insurance: Five non-Covid-19 areas to focus on in 2021

Issues such as tackling tuberculosis and health insurance, which could have been addressed in 2020, were sidelined

India Coronavirus Dispatch: 90 infections 'missed' for one detected

A slowing spread of the virus, measures to ensure safety in vaccine development, an expanding digital divide, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Child nutrition: India may be reversing decades of progress, show govt data

On the positive side, fewer women in 15 of the 22 states and union territories (UTs) for which data were released reported that they experienced marital violence compared to 2015-16

India's disadvantaged lack nutrition, except we don't know how much

In India, caste is a dominant aspect of an individual's social identity and can similarly determine access to crucial health and nutrition services

Bumper harvests, healthy stockpiles but coronavirus world is undernourished

Contained global food costs haven't stopped inflation spikes in India, Pakistan and elsewhere, as supply disruptions hit.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: The 'weekend effect' of RT-PCR testing

The story of a heroic migrant, UP' share in national testing rises, and how the world's two largest democracies fared--a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Hunger killing over 10,000 children a month owing to Covid-19 curbs: UN

More than 550,000 additional children each month are being struck by what is called wasting, according to the UN

Global food emergency imminent; 49 mn may fall into extreme poverty: UN

'Hundreds of millions of children and adults' face long-term impact of food emergency, says Secretary General Guterres.

Covid-19 undoing decades of progress in reducing malnutrition among kids

Globally, a further 6,000 children under age 5 could die each day due to reduction in routine health coverage during the pandemic

Poor nutrition to encephalitis outbreak: 2019's biggest health stories

All year round, the level of air pollution in Delhi remains three times higher than the national standard

Nutrition survey: Children show early signs of diabetes, high cholesterol

India has made considerable progress in tackling malnourishment, but more children are showing early signs of diabetes and high cholesterol

The serious lack of nutrition in India

There is a need for sustained efforts that ensure people consume a balanced diet

Eradicating malnutrition

Business as usual approach hasn't helped

India worst in malnutrition crisis, has one-third of world's stunted kids

With 46.6 million children who are stunted, India tops the list of countries followed by Nigeria (13.9 million) and Pakistan (10.7 million)

District administration to screen all children for malnutrition

A total of 2,24,293 children in age group of 0-6 would be screened in the special drive taken in the talukas