A health expert emphasises the vital role of nutrition during pregnancy and early childhood, noting the lasting impact of a poor diet on children’s growth, development, and health.

The intervention funding from UNICEF and UNHRC, aims to identify and treat at least 20,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition through mass community outreach across 13 refugee ...

An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new United Nations estimates released on Tuesday – highlighting a worrying ...

An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Alarmed over low literacy levels among young learners, which she linked to malnutrition, Gov. Pamela ...

What you need to know: The screening process involves an appetite test and weight checks to determine a child’s condition. Every two weeks, Ms Miriam Amoit Lapyem, a Village Health Team (VHT) member ...

When the Asian financial crisis sent rice prices soaring in Indonesia in the late 1990s, the shock didn’t just strain household budgets—it left lasting marks on children’s bodies. Researchers from the ...

Objective To assess the nutritional status and identify associated factors among children under 5 years residing in Ward 10 of Bhimdatta Municipality, Kanchanpur District, Sudurpashchim Province, ...

For decades, a crucial aspect of early childhood has been missing from Kenya's national data: mental and social developmental ...

GENEVA, March 3 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands more children face acute malnutrition ‌in Afghanistan this year amid a hunger crisis exacerbated by foreign aid cuts and violence on the border with ...

The UN raised concerns on Thursday about catastrophic levels of child malnutrition in Sudan’s North Darfur state and Greater Kordofan region due to ongoing armed conflict, warning of a looming famine ...

The report, issued by the UN-led coordination group, estimates that about 8.4 million people will need nutritional assistance in 2026, including 5 million children under the age of five and 3.4 ...