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A boy shows fish to the photographer after fishermen returned from a trip on their boats, in the small fishing village of Ban Nam Khem, Thailand, on December 9, 2009.

Small Fish: Big Nutritional Impact

by Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Ben Wismen

Incorporating indigenous small fish into local diets can deliver health benefits to communities facing malnutrition

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Palestinian children, accompanied by parents, wait to be vaccinated against polio.

The Deep Imprints of Gaza's Humanitarian Catastrophe

by Alex de Waal, Jeremy Konyndyk

The reemergence of polio in the Gaza Strip cannot be separated from the consequences of war

A woman holds her holds her one-year-old son at the Maternal and Child Care Center.
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Why Some Children Relapse From Severe Acute Malnutrition

by Heather Stobaugh

A new pediatric study answers why and how often relapse occurs with the deadliest form of malnutrition

Nadifa Abdi Isak plays with her son Farhan, who recently received an emergency transfusion to treat malnutrition-induced anaemia in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 1, 2022.
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Expanding Mobile Medical Care to Fight Hunger

by Hodan Abdullahi Mohamed

In Somalia, addressing malnutrition and infectious disease together