had improved malnutrition rates. Seventy-nine percent of people in Afghanistan lack sufficient access to clean water, according to the UN development agency. Aisha, who asked that her real name ...
Women are struggling to feed their children and themselves, leaving them all malnourished.
The UN world food programme in Afghanistan raises concerns over escalating malnutrition rates among women and children, with Kabul witnessing a tripling of cases in three years. Decreased ...
2008) that account for 90% of the world’s stunted children, and 32 smaller countries with rates of stunting and/or underweight greater than 20%. The country profiles focus on three key messages: 1.
In a report released this week, Human Rights Watch urged Colombia and Panama to increase protections for migrants who are vulnerable to sexual violence when crossing the Darien Gap. The report ...
Two separate studies analyzing disparities in patients’ place of death revealed high death rates related to malnutrition and thyroid cancer among patients receiving care at home and in hospice ...
Afghanistan has one of the world's highest rates of stunting in children under five, said Daniel Timme, communications head for the UN children's agency, UNICEF. "If not detected and treated ...
Afghan nurse, holding a cup of milk for a patient in the malnutrition ward of the government hospital in Baharak district of Badakhshan province. - Malnutrition has been exacerbated by the ...