Malnutrition kills millions a year
Survey by Save the Children highlights the devastating effects of malnutrition and predicts a disaster if the situation isn't remedied.
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Overfed and malnourished
Obesity and stunting are both products of the nutrient-deficient food in our supermarkets.
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Between two seasons of hunger
Phillippe Latour travels to the Zinder region, in eastern Niger, to talk to communities most affected by bad harvests and malaria.
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Climate change and Africa's vanishing lake
Five-year-old Fatime Owye's emaciated body evokes memories of famines such as those in 1980s Ethiopia.
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Africa lagging behind in getting five-a-day
Africans are not eating enough fruit and vegetables, a critical problem on a continent where obesity, diabetes and heart disease are very concerning.
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Policy makers mull strategies to stem malnutrition
Each year, over 3,5-million children under the age of five die of malnutrition, which affects one out of every three people on earth.
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Using cellphone technology to fight hunger
SMS technology is now being used by health workers in Africa to monitor nutrition levels in their communities.
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