Malnutrition

Latest

Poverty
A woman walks her granddaughter to the restroom after having samples collected, at the Yalolia health center, in Yakusu, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, on October 3, 2022.

Preparing for Disease X

by Mosoka P. Fallah, Faraan Rahim, Dieudonné Mwamba, Placide Mbala, Jean Kaseya

A recent outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo underscores the need to prepare for future pandemics

Food
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

A worker transports therapeutic food in a United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund warehouse, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on April 22, 2016.
Food

How Innovations in Gut Health Can Help Treat Global Hunger

by Heather Stobaugh

Advancements in gut microbiome research could strengthen existing hunger treatments and prevent malnutrition relapse

Palestinians, who were displaced by Israel's military offensive on south Gaza, make their way as they attempt to return to their homes in north Gaza.
Poverty

Gaza's Health Toll in Numbers

by Christina Bouri

With more than 800 attacks on health-care facilities, Gaza is facing increased levels of diseases and malnutrition

A woman holds her holds her one-year-old son at the Maternal and Child Care Center.
Food

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

The arms of school boys are seen carrying their tiffin boxes as they wait to receive their free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi July 19, 2013.
Food

Giving a Boost to School Lunches in India

by Santosh Kumar

Supplementing school lunches with iron-fortified salt can help reduce anemia in kids

A woman dressed in a head covering and long dress carries bread as she walks on a frost-covered footbridge in the interiors of Nigeen Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar, India, December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Food

A Clear Fix for a Common Birth Defect in India

by Siddhesh Zadey, Sweta Dubey

Folic acid fortification in food can help reduce neural tube defects in India

nutrition workshop
Poverty

The Cleft Palate-Malnutrition Connection

by Nicholas J. Kassebaum, Theresa A. McHugh, Katherine Leach-Kemon

During food crises, children with cleft lip and cleft palate are the most vulnerable of the vulnerable

A mother in a blue shirt and orange head wrap breastfeeds her newborn as she sits next to her partner, who wears a white collared shirt as he fawns over the child. The two sit in front of a window with green metalwork in a well-lit white hospital room.
Food

How AI Is Transforming Maternal Health Care in Vietnam

by Linh Nguyen

Southeast Asia is harnessing technology to equip parents with better information about childhood nutrition

Researcher Marina Soloviecika holds tubes of a deadly strain of E.coli isolated during an outbreak in Riga, Latvia on June 9, 2011. Many other types of bacteria live safely in or on the human body. The image shows a few testtubes filled with liquid that has a very distinctive purple “lid.” The researcher can be seen blurred out in the background. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Food

What are Microbiomes and Probiotics?

by Sandra B. Munro, Andy McShea

The first in a series on bacteria in the gut and their potential for improving health and addressing malnutrition