Tag: malnutrition

Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition that stalks one in 10 children in Afghanistan after decades of conflict. The nine-month-old had been hospitalised three times already in remote Badakhshan province because her mother had ...

#Pakistan News Afghanistan's future generations face a growing threat from malnutrition with one in 10 young children affected in a country grappling with multiple crises. Roya, a young mother, carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition ...

Nearly a year after Pakistan declared a state of emergency following catastrophic flooding, many areas remain underwater. As another rainy season approaches and heat waves roll in, mothers and children in Sindh and South Punjab are struggling to survive the impacts of an increasingly hostile climate.Young girls carry water ...

GENEVA —  World Health Organization officials warn infectious disease outbreaks and malnutrition pose serious health threats to some 8 million Pakistani flood victims. Historic flood waters are receding in Pakistan, but the impact of the catastrophic event on millions of survivors is far from over. The World Health Organization ...

Islamabad: In the aftermath of the devastating floods in Pakistan, health facilities are reporting alarming levels of severe acute malnutrition among children in affected areas, UNICEF has warned. More than 1 in 9 children under five admitted to health facilities in flood-affected areas of Sindh and Balochistan were ...

#Pakistan News Over 5 million people, it maintained, no longer have safe drinking water sources and more than 6 million no longer have home sanitation facilities. As a result, the percentage of people practicing open defecation has increased from one-fifth before the floods, to over one-third of the affected ...

ISLAMABAD, PakistanOne in nine children under 5 years of age admitted to health facilities in Pakistan's flood-battered areas are found to be suffering from "severe acute" malnutrition, according to a UN report.The report released by UNICEF on Friday warned that the health facilities are reporting alarming levels of severe ...

ISLAMABAD, PakistanOne in nine children under 5 years of age admitted to health facilities in Pakistan's flood-battered areas are found to be suffering from "severe acute" malnutrition, according to a UN report.The report released by UNICEF on Friday warned that the health facilities are reporting alarming levels of severe ...

https://sputniknews.com/20220919/on-the-brink-of-starvation-how-south-asia-hunger-crisis-affects-millions-1100910207.htmlOn the Brink of Starvation: How South Asia Hunger Crisis Affects MillionsOn the Brink of Starvation: How South Asia Hunger Crisis Affects MillionsThe global food crisis is one of the most traumatic and complex issues facing our world today. Although more than enough food is produced to feed the ...

PM urges people to join campaign to fight malnutrition New Delhi, Aug 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to make efforts to remove malnutrition while stressing that social awareness was a crucial aspect of this fight.In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi said the ...