Dietary guidelines for India 2024
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently revised the dietary guidelines for Indians to provide healthier diet and lifestyle recommendations, ensuring dietary and nutritional requirements
Child Health
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Alarming rise in obesity rate in region
– The child obesity rate is seeing an alarming increase in the region compared with the rest of the world because of sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits, a fitness expert has said. “A shift
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Toxin makes litchi lethal, especially for kids: Study
KOLKATA: Luscious litchis are usually a favourite with most, but it's not without its deadly side, literally. The summer fruit could be rich in Vitamin C but having it on an empty stomach should be
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Nigeria: N44.1 Billion to Fight Malnutrition in North-East- Unicef
The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, has revealed that about N44.1 billion (US$147 million) is required to prevent severe malnutrition in 450,000 children in North-East part of the country this
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State of the world report 2015: food fortification- synopsis report
The Micronutrient Forum has commissioned a report to provide insights into the state of the world of food fortification. The primary purpose of this report is to provide an objective overview, with emphasis
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Maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation and other biomedical and socioenvironmental influences on children's cognition at age 9–12 years in Indonesia: follow-up of the SUMMIT randomised trial
<p>Brain and cognitive development during the first 1000 days from conception are affected by multiple biomedical and socioenvironmental determinants including nutrition, health, nurturing, and stimulation.
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African Heads of State commit to immunisation
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, outgoing African Union Commission Chairperson Tuesday led African Heads of State to commit to advance the goal of universal access to immunisation by 2020 by endorsing the Addis
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Africa: Historic Commitment From African Heads of State to Advance Immunization in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 31 January 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Today, Heads of State from across Africa endorsed the Addis Declaration on Immunization, also known as the Ministerial Declaration
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Drought, conflict and children’s undernutrition in Ethiopia 2000–2013: a meta-analysis
<p>The objective of the study is to estimate the prevalence of childhood wasting and to investigate the effects of drought and conflict on wasting in crisis affected areas within Ethiopia.</p> <p><strong><a
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WHO suggests probe on prohibited polio vaccine circulation in Telangana
WHO has asked the government to search all known vaccine cold chain storage points and conduct a physical check of state health facilities. Hyderabad: World Health Organisation in a study has suggested
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WASH' Nutrition: practical guidebook on increasing nutritional impact through integration of WASH and nutrition programmes
Undernutrition is a multi-sectoral problem with multi-sectoral solutions. By applying integrated approaches, the impact, coherence and efficiency of the action can be improved. This guidebook demonstrates