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At least 115,146 children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) has been identified in Zamfara, the 2023 Nutrition Standard Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) Survey has revealed. Mr Abraham Mahama, the Nutrition Specialist, Sokoto, and Field Office of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), disclosed this in Sokoto on Tuesday. Mahama was making
The National Maternal and Child Health Centre (NMCHC) and World Vision International (Cambodia) have jointly announced the launch of “Baby-Friendly Health Centre” – a pilot one-year programme aimed at promoting breastfeeding and treatment of acute malnutrition – at eight health centres in Siem Reap province.
Civil society organisations (CSOs) working on nutrition issues co-organised World Breastfeeding Week 2022 (WBW2022) events in Cambodia to encourage breastfeeding through education, while also calling for more support to promote the practice in the country.
The number of malnourished overweight children has also grown -- to more than twice the global figure
Malnutrition has three dimensions: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition. Consequences include obesity and being overweight. 1 in 10 South Africans go hungry everyday.