CHILD wasting — a severe form of malnutrition marked by low weight-for-height — has significantly declined in the Philippines, a research by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) ...

California/ Pretoria – A new study by researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP), McGill University and the University of ...

Each day more than 500 children younger than 15 years die from tuberculosis. Considerable progress has been made to control tuberculosis, but the impact on reducing the burden of childhood ...

The term malnutrition includes undernutrition, overnutrition or an ... at high spatial resolution and map anemia risk in children across low- and middle-income countries. Substantial subnational ...

"Many regions have historically had to focus on preventing undernutrition and stunting in children. To prevent a public health emergency from this newer threat, an immediate imperative should be ...

"Many regions have historically had to focus on preventing undernutrition and stunting in children. To prevent a public health emergency from this newer threat, an immediate imperative should be ...

In Sri Lanka, undernutrition among mothers and children under five, especially those living on plantations, remains a chronic development issue. Poor dietary practices result from high-priced ...