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August 24, 2012
Firms in US help tackle malnutrition in Africa
A unique nutritional snack has been introduced with the support of US firms Mycell Technologies and VMP Nutrition Foundation, in collaboration with US charity Paradise 4 Kids, and Australian charity Paradise Kids. Read more here.
August 24, 2012
Recreating the global food system
World food production, despite being sufficient to provide the entire population in the world with adequate food, falls short of doing so due to the global food systems in their current forms. Hunger and consequent malnutrition – both under and over-nutrition has thus become an international […]
August 24, 2012
Young women in Kenya promote nutrition
A USAID youth progrmme that works in close collaboration with Feed the Future has helped bring together a dedicated group of young women in Kenya who are collectively putting to good use their knowledge on nutrition and food security. Their knowledge regarding nutritious food comes from […]
August 24, 2012
Early life malnutrition affects skill-levels
Experts in Bangladesh, after an analysis of different studies suggest that malnutrition during pregnancy and in early life is damaging to the country’s level of human capital development, and most likely the damages are permanent, holding entire generations back. This reinforces afresh the importance of the […]
August 24, 2012
Pakistan: Malnutrition in children
According to the world health assembly act and Pakistan breastfeeding ordinance October 2002, breastfeeding is to be the only way to feed an infant, yet only 50 per cent of mothers in Pakistan take breastfeeding seriously, while only a few of them are aware of the concept […]
August 24, 2012
4000 Swazi babies born with low IQ each year
Due to Iodine deficiency disorders in women during pregnancy, as many as 4000 Swazi children are born with low IQ. Iodine is an important micronutrient in the attainment of normal human growth. Read more here.
August 21, 2012
India: Punjab provides cashless treatments to cover OPD patients
After implementing a programme that provides cashless health insurance benefits to its poor (ones officially categorized as the BPLs or below poverty line), Punjab will also be scaling this scheme to its OPD (out-patient department). Read more here.
August 21, 2012
PPP announces 40 per cent reduction in rapid TB test
Recently, the US’s PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), UNITAID, USAID and the Gates’ Foundation released an agreement which would notably reduce the cost of a rapid TB test which is highly accurate. Costs will be reduced by 40 per cent. Read more here.
August 21, 2012
Lifesprings Hospitals – a low cost model
Affordable hospitals for the poor in India largely belong to the government, and these do not provide adequate care in maternity cases, and often lead to high rates of maternal and infant mortality. Lifespring hospitals have been helping change the scenario of maternity hospitals since its inception by providing care […]
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