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12 Nov 2021

Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished

The Indian government has revealed that over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in the severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list.

18 Sep 2021

10 million Afghan children need humanitarian assistance to survive: UNICEF

According to UNICEF, due to a lack of access to basic needs, many children are malnourished they must lie in hospital beds. Displaced families said that they do not have sufficient funds to feed their children, reported Tolo News.

27 Jun 2019

Malnourishment rising among children below 5 years of age, warns govt survey

According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 4 conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2015-16, 35.7% children under 5 years of age are underweight and 38.4% are stunted.

09 Feb 2018

'Undernourished kids more likely to suffer from hearing loss'

Stunting, or being too short for one's age, is a chronic condition of undernourishment that often starts before birth, which is a critical time for the development of auditory function.

22 Nov 2017

Jharkhand govt gears up to fight malnutrition

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das has vowed to intensify fight against malnourishment and declared 2018 as "Nirog Bal Varsh".

19 Nov 2017

Unicef expresses concern over malnourished Afghan children

The education situation has improved in Afghanistan since the collapse of the Taliban regime in 2001.

02 Nov 2017

India home to most malnourished children in the world: Report

“About 37 percent of our under-five children are underweight, 39 percent are stunted (low height-for-age), 21 percent are wasted (low weight-for-height) and 8 percent are severely acutely malnourished,” said the study.

10 Jul 2017

Why Mumbai is losing the battle against child malnutrition

11 Apr 2017

More than 93 lakh children in India victimized by severe acute malnutrition, says govt

During the year 2015-16, out of the 1,72,902 children enrolled in the NRCs, 92,760 were able to successfully recover from the above mentioned conditions.

15 Feb 2017

What's the point of progress if kids are malnourished: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said Maharashtra's progress and prosperity are pointless when 50 percent of children in the state are malnourished and below the poverty line.

Liver Transplant

20 Oct 2016

Nigerian baby of 2 months undergoes liver transplant in Delhi

According to the doctors, while David's birth weight was 3 kg, the disease ravaged him, leading to malnourishment and weight loss.

12 Oct 2016

Global Hunger Index: India ranks 97 out of 118 countries; 15% of country's population undernourished

The report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ranked India 97 among 118 countries.

15 Sep 2015

One in three people malnourished globally: IFPRI

One in every three people globally is malnourished, and the problem exists in every country, a report said.

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