Reducing child mortality is possible. What remains is the courage to scale what works and to sustain it. If we are serious about ending child stunting by 2030, then we must act…
Hunger, exclusion from education and Africa’s debt is more than policy failure, inequality and poor planning, it is the theft of dignity, potential and oppression
South Africa is in crisis and the intra-elite battles about how to move forward do not offer any viable path towards a just way resolution
But these ECD centres, which often provide children with their only meal for the day, need additional financial and other support to ensure the food is nutritious
Interventions such as immediate food relief and raising awareness are needed to address undernutrition and obesity
In the Mudzi district, cases of malnutrition have increased by 20 percent over the past three months
South Africa is food secure but people cannot afford nutritious food – or even food every day
Refining wheat, maize and rice removes their nutritional value, which contributes to preventable diseases such as strokes, diabetes and obesity
Health department aims to make healthier food choices easier as part of this year’s National Nutrition Week
Careful balancing of the pros and cons of seismic surveys show the harm is not worth the lost income that could alleviate hunger and poverty
With food and petrol prices rocketing, impoverished people sacrifice nutritious food for starches that keep them full, leaving children malnourished and adults prone to disease
Zimbabwe, once regarded as the breadbasket of Southern Africa exporting agricultural produce to the region and beyond, is on the verge of famine and chronic malnutrition is…
Sixty percent of of Zimbabweans face acute food insecurity — about 5.5 million in rural areas and 2.2 million in urban areas
Extending the child support grant into pregnancy will play a vital role in combating stunting and improving the prospects of children in South Africa
African leaders are taking the initiative in developing strategies for coping with it, including its effect on the continent’s water security and sanitation
Work is underway to determine if a marine biotoxin is linked to seal mortalities, although preliminary tests have proven negative or insignificant
Food-price inflation has a direct effect on people’s lives — and it hits the poor the hardest
Among other psychosocial concerns, pre-teen and teenage births contribute to poor mother and child nutrition results
Food systems lack resilience in the face of crisis and that feed crises of their own making, driving climate change and fuelling epidemics of hunger, malnutrition, obesity and…
Chronic malnutrition is ruining the future for thousands of children
