Malnutrition affecting brain growth among children in Pakistan: report
- 11-Oct-2023
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Wednesday released a report stating that the brain growth of children below the age of five is affected due to malnutrition, ARY News reported. The report added that the mental well-being of children under the age of five is very important, while the first 1,000 days after birth are crucial […]
Obesity rates doubled among Pakistani children, experts
- 07-Mar-2022
Karachi: Nutrition experts from the PNDS have said that obesity rates among Pakistan children have doubled in the last decade, while the number of malnutrition kids also spiked to 45%. Representative of the Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetic Society (PNDS) held a press conference on Monday, in Karach iPress Club.PNDS President Faiza Khan, Vice President Dr […]
Two more infants die of malnutrition in Tharparkar
- 18-Jan-2022
THARPARKAR: Two more children died on Tuesday in Tharparkar district due to viral infections and malnutrition, taking the total death count in the region for similar cases to 32 so far in January, sources in Mithi Civil Hospital told ARY News. According to the district administration, 32 deaths have so recorded in Tharparkar in the […]
Four more kids die of malnutrition in Tharparkar
- 17-Jan-2022
THARPARKAR: At least four more children died at the Civil Hospital Mithi, Tharparkar due to malnutrition and other diseases on Monday, ARY News reported. According to the district administration, 30 deaths are recorded in Tharparkar in the ongoing month, while the total number of deaths has reached 625 owing to malnutrition from January 2021 till […]
Making newborn nutrition a right: The need for lactation consultancy
- 10-Sep-2021
By Aliya Rashid and Arisha Khowaja
New zinc-fortified wheat set for global expansion to combat malnutrition
- 15-Apr-2021
Zinc deficiency, in particular, is one of the main causes of malnutrition globally and estimated to afflict more than 2 billion people
Three more infants die in Tharparkar due to malnutrition, other diseases
- 27-Feb-2021
The total number of deaths has reached 26 owing to malnutrition in this ongoing month.
At least 400,000 Yemeni children under 5 could die of starvation this year
- 12-Feb-2021
The warnings come nearly six years after the outbreak of war that rendered 80% of the population reliant on humanitarian aid
Child malnutrition reaches new highs in parts of Yemen: UN survey
- 27-Oct-2020
Parts of Yemen are seeing their highest levels of acute malnutrition in children, heightening warnings that the country is approaching a dire food security crisis
Thousands more underfed children may die due to COVID-19
- 14-Oct-2020
An extra 10,000 children per month may die this year from malnutrition due to the COVID-19 crisis, the head of the World Health Organisation warned