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 endemic throughout the country. Unlike other countries, where food insecurity is viewed as mostly a rural problem, Zimbabwe has a history of food security issues in the urban […]
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 diet-related noncommunicable diseases
Chronic malnutrition is ruining the future for thousands of children
Children have accounted for a relatively low number of coronavirus cases, but other facets of their healthcare and wellbeing have suffered
The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s QU Dongyu says food systems have to be transformed to make them more resilient and inclusive.
Children are being deprived not only of education, but also nutrition. Governments and the international community must secure these inalienable rights
Fight the equity divide so that African families have adequate food, social protection and access to technology
The 2020 Child Gauge is calling for a clear commitment from the government to end the “slow violence of malnutrition” faced by children
The latest Child Gauge review highlights malnutrition eats away at their potential and drives a cycle of poverty.
Covid-19 has increased South Africa’s already dire child malnutrition levels, and the extension of the R350 special grant is not enough to change this
One third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. We can reduce hunger if we collaborate
It may be marketed by influencers, but intravenous vitamin therapy is not necessary and probably not worth the hype, experts say
To stave off a multi-generational malnutrition crisis, the food industry must work with government to provide highly nutritious foods at cost during the pandemic
Immunisation and other preventative programmes for malaria, cholera, measles and malnutrition, which kill children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, must continue
People are killed, raped, tortured, detained and forced to give up food. Africa, with South Africa’s leadership, needs to urgently stop the violence
The government, private sector and civil society need to work together to address the causes of unhealthy eating in all its forms
Cyclone Idai washed away the crops that survived a savage drought, leaving 70% of the population in dire need of food.
Go inside this unspoken ethical dilemma South African doctors face every day.