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Malnutrition is a condition which occurs when there is a deficiency of certain vital nutrients in a person’s diet. The deficiency fails to meet the demands of the body leading to effects on the growth, physical health, mood, behaviour and other functions of the body. Malnutrition commonly affects children and the elderly.

Blog posts comment on launch of USAID's 'Every Child Deserves a Fifth Birthday' campaign

The following is a summary of several blog posts commenting on the launch of USAID's "Every Child Deserves a Fifth Birthday" social media campaign by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah at an event at the Kaiser Family Foundation on Monday.

25 Apr 2012

Assessment of Sahel humanitarian assistance finds U.S., partners learning from past crises

In this post in USAID's "IMPACTblog," blog administrator Mark Phelan recounts his recent visit to Niger and Mauritania, in Africa's Sahel region, where he was "assessing nutrition-focused humanitarian assistance."

24 Apr 2012

IADR/AADR publish two studies about dental caries in children

The International and American Associations for Dental Research have published two studies about dental caries in children. These articles, titled "Hypoplasia-Associated Severe Early Childhood Caries - A Proposed Definition" and "Deciduous Molar Hypomineralization and Molar Incisor Hypomineralization" discuss the definitions of dental caries susceptibility to the hypomineralization and hypoplasia.

24 Apr 2012

U.N. SG ban warns of 'cascading crisis' of drought, conflict in African Sahel

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week "called on the global community to act quickly to address what he described as a 'cascading crisis' sweeping the Sahel region of West Africa, where 15 million people have been affected by the drought and conflict-related crisis in the area," the U.N. News Centre reports.

20 Apr 2012

Earth Day prompts examination of health-care providers' roles in climate change

Physicians and nurses have a role if not "a moral and professional responsibility to act" to help to reduce climate change and help those impacted, say the authors of "Climate Change & Health: Is There a Role for the Health Care Sector?," published by the Catholic Health Association of the United States.

18 Apr 2012

Without scale-up of aid, Africa's Sahel region facing humanitarian crisis, U.N. warns

"Senior United Nations officials on Tuesday made impassioned appeals to the international community to make more resources available to assist millions of people affected by the severe food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa, cautioning that global inaction could lead to a humanitarian disaster," the U.N. News Centre reports.

12 Apr 2012

Act now 'to prevent tragedy' in Africa's Sahel food security crisis

"The world appears reluctant to open its wallets to relief organizations dedicated to saving the lives of Africa's children until it's official. They want the United Nations to declare a famine," a Globe and Mail editorial states.

12 Apr 2012

Children under five at risk of malnutrition, death from looming Sahel famine, UNICEF warns

The Guardian examines child malnutrition in Chad, where "rising therapeutic feeding center admissions highlight the growing urgency of the situation in one of Sahel's driest, most remote areas."

12 Apr 2012

Government, NGOs working to improve health services, education to prevent rising teenage pregnancy rate in Guatemala

"Teenage pregnancies are on the rise in Guatemala, along with the drop-out rate in schools, family breakdown and many other related social ills," Inter Press Service reports, adding that the "impoverished Central American country of 14 million people has an adolescent (under-20) birth rate of 114 per 1,000 women in rural areas, according to the National Mother and Child Health Survey for 2008-2009."

10 Apr 2012

Delegates at 126th IPU Assembly in Uganda focus on child, maternal health

"Over 600 parliamentarians from more than 100 countries" met in Kampala, Uganda, this week for the 126th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, where participants discussed child and maternal health and nutrition, UNICEF reports in a news article.

7 Apr 2012

FEWS network warns of 'significantly below average' rainfall during Horn of Africa growing season

"Rain may be 'significantly' below average in the Horn of Africa's main growing season, potentially threatening a region still recovering from famine in 2011, the Famine Early Warning Systems [FEWS] network reported" in a statement (.pdf) on its website on Tuesday, Bloomberg writes.

7 Apr 2012

Nearly one-third of under 5 children in Vietnam are malnourished, survey shows

"Nearly a third of pre-school children in Vietnam suffer from malnutrition and stunted growth, while in urban areas rates of childhood obesity are rising," according to a report released Thursday by the country's National Institute of Nutrition, Agence France-Presse reports.

7 Apr 2012

India must focus on food supply chain to improve malnutrition rates

The cause of malnutrition in India -- which "results in a loss of productivity, indirect losses from impaired cognitive development, and losses from increased long-term health care costs" -- is "not so much a lack of nutrient-rich food, but rather a weakness in the food supply chain," William Thomson, a research assistant at the U.S. Naval War College, writes in an opinion piece in The Diplomat.

4 Apr 2012

UNICEF launches social media campaign to raise awareness of malnutrition among children in Sahel region

UNICEF on Tuesday launched a social media campaign "to raise awareness about children in the Sahel region in northern Africa who are in urgent need of food aid," CNN reports.

4 Apr 2012

Moderate caloric intake may reduce risk of obesity in low-birth weight offspring

Babies who are born small have a tendency to put on weight during childhood and adolescence if allowed free access to calories. However, a new animal model study at UCLA found when small babies were placed on a diet of moderately regulated calories during infancy, the propensity of becoming obese decreased.

3 Apr 2012

U.S. government releases $120M in emergency assistance to help drought-affected West African countries

In a press statement released on Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. is "'deeply concerned' about the humanitarian situation in West Africa" and announced $120 million in emergency assistance, United Press International reports.

3 Apr 2012

AFMR to honor Einstein clinical scientist with Outstanding Investigator Award

Meredith Hawkins, M.D., professor of medicine and director of the Global Diabetes Initiative at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, will receive the American Federation for Medical Research's (AFMR) highest honor for medical research, the Outstanding Investigator Award.

3 Apr 2012

U.N. official warns millions at risk of starvation in African Sahel

"Millions of people in Africa's turbulent Sahel region are on the brink of starvation due to drought and conflict, the United Nations said on Wednesday, and aid response plans are less than 40 percent funded ahead of an expected crisis peak," Reuters reports.

30 Mar 2012

Roundup: N.H., Kansas move towards health care 'compacts'; Mass. payment reform 'not enough'?

The N.H. House has voted to form an interstate health care compact, rejecting an effort to instead study the cost implications for New Hampshire if the state assumed control for health care within its boundaries. Under the bill, the states would receive block grants from the federal government and would take over Medicare and Medicaid.

30 Mar 2012

Green Coffee beans - the new weight loss formula

Green coffee beans could be the newest weight-loss fad as a new study finds that the bean extract may help people lose weight. When roasted at 475 degrees, coffee beans are sometimes described as rich and full-bodied. Before that they are termed green.

29 Mar 2012

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Blog posts comment on launch of USAID's 'Every Child Deserves a Fifth Birthday' campaign

Assessment of Sahel humanitarian assistance finds U.S., partners learning from past crises

IADR/AADR publish two studies about dental caries in children

U.N. SG ban warns of 'cascading crisis' of drought, conflict in African Sahel

Earth Day prompts examination of health-care providers' roles in climate change

Without scale-up of aid, Africa's Sahel region facing humanitarian crisis, U.N. warns

Act now 'to prevent tragedy' in Africa's Sahel food security crisis

Children under five at risk of malnutrition, death from looming Sahel famine, UNICEF warns

Government, NGOs working to improve health services, education to prevent rising teenage pregnancy rate in Guatemala

Delegates at 126th IPU Assembly in Uganda focus on child, maternal health

FEWS network warns of 'significantly below average' rainfall during Horn of Africa growing season

Nearly one-third of under 5 children in Vietnam are malnourished, survey shows

India must focus on food supply chain to improve malnutrition rates

UNICEF launches social media campaign to raise awareness of malnutrition among children in Sahel region

Moderate caloric intake may reduce risk of obesity in low-birth weight offspring

U.S. government releases $120M in emergency assistance to help drought-affected West African countries

AFMR to honor Einstein clinical scientist with Outstanding Investigator Award

U.N. official warns millions at risk of starvation in African Sahel

Roundup: N.H., Kansas move towards health care 'compacts'; Mass. payment reform 'not enough'?

Green Coffee beans - the new weight loss formula

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