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Grandmother abandons malnourished girl at hospital

An incident of a 3-year-old highly malnourished girl being abandoned by her grandmother at a hospita...

Modi criticises PM on malnutrition issue

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said, instead of merely making comments on the issue of malnut...

42 % underweight children, a national shame: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday described the problem of malnutrition as a “national shame”...

‘Three mn Afghans face hunger as winter looms’

Up to three million people in Afghanistan are facing hunger, malnutrition and disease after a severe...

Gujarat fares poorly on malnutrition: Report

Gujarat figures the worst in terms of overall hunger and malnutrition in the country.

2,400 children suffer from malnutrition in Akola

More than 2,400 children are suffering from malnutrition in Akola district of Maharashtra, officia...

No one should die of starvation: SC

No one in the country should die of starvation and malnutrition, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sa...

Bihar children are still anemic

Bihar emerged as the worst performing state with maximum number of children affected with anemia.

Kenya plans fighting diseases with mobile phones

Researchers in Kenya are advocating use of mobile phones to enable people seek timely help against d...

Bihar: ‘55% of population malnourished’

A survey has claimed that 70 percent of women and children were anaemic due to low intake of food ap...

Are insects the answer to global malnutrition?

Insects could fill the shortfall of insufficient nutrients as they are highly rich in protein and vi...

Iron rich salt to fight malnutrition

With high prevalence of anaemia in India, govt has decided to promote iron fortified iodised salt.

Pakistan suffering famine-like child malnutrition

The United Nations says that southern Pakistan is suffering child malnutrition rates similar to thos...

NHRC questions govt over malnutrition

NHRC has questioned the Health Min and the Maha govt over a media report of malnutrition death.

Pakistan: 400,000 kids, 20,000 mothers die each year

Health secretary of Punjab state cites malnutrition, socio-economic problems.

Chhattisgarh sees 14 pc fall in malnutrition rate

Chhattisgarh govt claims malnutrition rate comes down from 61 pc to 47 pc in the last ten years.

Childhood malnutrition could weaken brain function

Malnutrition early in life seems to diminish brain function in old age and this has implications for...

Bhuria questions MP over children`s deaths due to malnutrition

The Union Tribal Affairs Minister Kanti Lal Bhuria on Saturday questioned the manner in which the ...

Death of 43 children not due to malnutrition: Jhabua Admin

The Jhabua district administration in Madhya Pradesh has denied the allegation that 43 kids had di...

Issue of malnutrition shows governance of BJP in MP

Congress General Secy, Digvijay Singh on Friday said that the issue of malnutrition and children`s d...

`Gender discrimination leads to malnutrition in women`

Indian Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has deplored gender discrimination in healthcare programmes pursue...

Malnutrition higher in children born to child brides in India

Infants born to child brides in India have a higher risk of malnutrition than those born to older ...

Malnutrition higher among Indian babies

Babies born to child brides in India run a higher risk of malnourishment compared to those born to o...

South Asia told to fight dire toddler malnutrition

South Asian nations must promote breastfeeding and focus on better nutrition for under two-year-olds...

Record 1 billion go hungry, says UN

Parents in some of Africa`s poorest countries are cutting back on school, clothes and basic medical ...

Majority of Indian children suffer from malnutrition: Study

Despite India`s recent economic boom, at least 46% of its children up to the age of 3 still suffer f...

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