UN warns of “catastrophic” child malnutrition due to price hikes, Ukraine war
London, UKReuters The cost of life-saving treatment for the most severely malnourished children is set to jump by up to 16 per cent due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and pandemic disruptions, according to the United Nations’ children’s agency. The raw ingredients of the ready-to-eat-therapeutic food have leapt in price amid the global food crisis […]
How forgotten local plants could ease malnutrition in East Timor
Thomson Reuters Foundation The Australian owners of a restaurant in East Timor are hoping to use their passion for the local cuisine to combat malnutrition in the tiny South-East Asian nation. East Timor has Asia’s worst rates of child malnutrition, with more than 50 per cent of children suffering from stunting – a condition that […]