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August 11, 2012
Rising food prices make the urban poor food insecure
Most people in urban Kenya are given to earning incomes sporadically and very few of them have consistent sources of income. As a consequence, 70 per cent of the urban population which lives in slums in cities resort to eating fewer and cheaper meals, and are going […]
August 11, 2012
Food insecurity in Africa – already a humanitarian emergency
The first warning of food emergency in Africa was released after several muted warnings over a period of a year before that. This year yet again, the food crisis is set to begin its cruel cycle. Organizations issue warnings but global humanitarian response has been feeble […]
August 11, 2012
Cameroon: Food insecurity in Africa, and how the situation can be bettered
Cameroon, as most of Africa has abundant natural resources, and can potentially provide for itself during times of crises, but is unable to do so because most of the food is exported while Northern Cameroon suffers from food insecurity . The food exported is done so […]
August 11, 2012
Bumbleroot, and how it benefits the African society
What still lies untapped is the potential of nutrition found in fruits of the Baobab tree, spread across Africa. The tree is a rich resource of nutrition, and Bumbleroot is a social enterprise which makes health food and drinks from Baobab tree sources, by farmers who […]
August 11, 2012
Ghana: Infant nutrition in the first week
This is a study conducted in the Kassena-Nankana District of the Upper East Region of northern Ghana, with 35 women and their newborn infants. The conclusions found that while women were aware of the benefits of breastfeeding in order to provide adequate nutrition to their newborns, […]
August 11, 2012
The scaling of nutritional projects in the world today
This report takes a brief overview of the nutritional efforts that were the aim of the SUN (Scale Up Nutrition) and how they have fallen short in comparison with the need for them. It goes on to talk about the benefits of nutrition to children across the […]
August 11, 2012
400,000 Fijians suffer from anaemia
According to the Fijian health minister Dr Neil Sharma, more than 400,000 children, women and men in Fiji suffer from anaemia. The result if low productivity due to poor performance at work. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
India outlines new plan for NUHM (National Urban Health Mission)
The Government of India have been working towards launching a new programme that will guarantee universal healthcare coverage in the country. Now, the NUHM (National Urban Health Mission) will be launched for people in urban India, which makes up 31 per cent of the population, after the NRHM (National […]
August 11, 2012
India: AP State Government launches Aarogyasri Community Health Insurance Scheme
Aarogyasri is an Andhra Pradesh state financed insurance scheme that covers individuals living below the poverty line in the state, through community investment. Read more about this scheme here.
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