Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
In recent decades, Ghana has experienced high economic growth and transformation, which contributed to the nation achieving the Millennium Development Goal targets on reducing extreme poverty and hunger. Against this background and in view of achieving the food and nutrition security targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, Ghana started a …
Cash-based interventions (CBIs), offer an interesting opportunity to prevent increases in wasting in humanitarian aid settings. However, questions remain as to the impact of CBIs on nutritional status and, therefore, how to incorporate them into emergency programmes to maximise their success in terms of improved nutritional outcomes. This study evaluated …
The information was released recently in Benguela by the local nutritional programme supervisor, Flora Vanda, who mentioned 129 cases in equal period last year. Speaking to Angop, Flora Vanda said a large percentage of deaths was owed to patients reaching the hospitals too late and the lack of healing drugs …
Almost 100 percent water used by the slum people in Dhaka faces faecal contamination, which causes various diarrhoeal diseases and consequently, malnutrition, mostly to children, says a new study. The contamination is caused basically after collection of water from the last point of water supply by the Water and Sewerage …
MUMBAI: The controversy-ridden state woman and child development department is back in the spotlight for floating a seemingly inflated Rs 100 crore scheme to fight malnourishment among children in rural Maharashtra. The scheme that envisages feeding children a pre-packed nutritious paste thrice a day for 72 days is being offered …
GORAKHPUR: CM Yogi Adityanath launched encephalitis vaccination campaign in the state from Mainpur village in Kushinagar on Thursday . He also launched encephalitis toll free number 18001805544. He launched the drive by vaccinating five children, including three girls, who also received vaccination card.The drive will be held from May 25 …
LUCKNOW: "The people mostly affected with Japanese encephalitis (JE) are those who come from Dalit and minority communities and areas," said state health minister Siddharth Nath Singh in Lucknow on Wednesday. Singh further elaborated that this was due to the lack of hygiene and sanitation in these areas. Talking to …
Deteriorating security conditions have severely disrupted life-saving interventions for children in Greater Kasai in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in recent months, putting an estimated 400,000 children at risk of severe acute malnutrition, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said. "These children are among the most vulnerable …
South African children eat too much junk food, spend too much time in front of screens and do not get enough exercise, putting them at risk of a host of life-threatening diseases in later life, according to a study released on Wednesday by Discovery Health. "We should be outraged because …
Bauchi — The European Union has committed 54 million Euros to strengthening and promoting primary healthcare, maternal and child health in Bauchi, Adamawa, and Kebbi states. This was contained in a statement issued by the press secretary to the Bauchi State governor, Malam Abubakar Al-Sadique. According to the statement, the …
Yola — The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, has disclosed that no less than $144 million was required to treat two million children suffering from acute malnutrition in the country. UNICEF also explained that of the 2.5 million children who needed treatment for malnutrition, only about 500 were treated, leaving …
Geneva — Three years after Ebola crisis, Dr. Matsidisho Moeti’s Transformation Agenda yields numerous achievements by WHO in the Africa region; sets stage for new focus on adolescent health and establishment of emergency response hubs The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa announced today four new flagship programs …
Children and teenagers exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution may be at an increased risk of a specific DNA damage called telomere shortening, a new study warns. Young people with asthma also have evidence of telomere shortening, a type of DNA damage typically associated with ageing, researchers said. …
More than 2.6 million Kenyans are severely food insecure and this number is rapidly rising. During the lean season (July to September) many families will experience Emergency acute food insecurity, just one step away from famine. Humanitarian needs and response 2.6 million people severely food insecure 343,559 children acutely malnourished …
Bauchi — The European Union (EU) will spend 54 million Euros to strengthen and promote primary healthcare, maternal and child health and newborn babies and reduce deaths associated with maternal and child health in Bauchi, Adamawa, and Kebbi States. This was contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary …
About N45bn, approximately $142m at the rate of N315 per dollar is needed for procurement of Ready To Use Food (RUTF) to save two million severely malnourished children in Nigeria. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which made the disclosure, said it has been able to reach about 500,000 SAM children …
NEW DELHI: Children diagnosed with tuberculosis are now given bitter-tasting pills four times a day, making it a loathsome exercise. These drugs will now come in orange and strawberry flavours, the director-general of health services (DGHS), Dr Jagdish Prasad, told TOI on Thursday. The Union health ministry has already introduced …
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s first comprehensive blueprint for sustainable development. Launched at the end of 2015, this Agenda frames health and well-being as both outcomes and foundations of social inclusion, poverty reduction and environmental protection. From a health perspective, development can be said to be …
It will be based on socio-economic conditions The Rajasthan government has decided to launch district-level action plans for utilising locally available resources to reduce infant mortality rate (IMR). The action plans will be based on the socio-economic conditions prevailing in each district. State Principal Medical and Health Secretary Veenu Gupta …
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has banned the sale of junk food in school canteens. Based on recommendations the Centre issued over two years ago, the state has told schools not to sell food `High in Fat, Salt and Sugar' (HFSS) and has suggested healthy alternatives. The decision has been taken …
