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Malnutrition

Burundi’s poll exacts brutal toll

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People are killed, raped, tortured, detained and forced to give up food. Africa, with South Africa’s leadership, needs to urgently stop the violence
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Too many of SA’s children are stunted, wasted or obese

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The government, private sector and civil society need to work together to address the causes of unhealthy eating in all its forms
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‘I don’t know how my children will survive’: Zimbabwe in crisis

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Cyclone Idai washed away the crops that survived a savage drought, leaving 70% of the population in dire need of food.
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Bureaucracy, power and grants: When a pen may be as mighty as the scalpel

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Go inside this unspoken ethical dilemma South African doctors face every day.
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Gasping for breath: Pneumonia’s deadly toll

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A disease that claims the lives of two children under five a minute worldwide has hit drought-stricken Kenya hard, its spread driven by malnutrition.
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The Sikasso paradox: Can the Mali miracle be repeated?

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Mali’s most fertile region is also its most malnourished. But that is changing
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This costs just cents and could prevent half-a-million children from going blind

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The substance is critical in pregnancy and in the development of children; a lack of it has dire consequences.
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Inspectors unearth rat infestation at Gauteng school following poisoning

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Poor handling practices as well as storage, cooking equipment and fridges - and rats - increase the risk of food poisoning.
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Nutrition remains single biggest ‘missed opportunity’ in health, says Gates

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Malnutrition contributes to almost half of all child deaths globally but receives 1% of foreign aid.
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Nursing the hungry: How one Catholic nun has taken Malawi’s prisoners under her wing

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As humanitarian organisations sound the alarm over high malnutrition rates among Malawi's prisoners, one woman is trying to help keep inmates alive.
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Tens of thousands of children may starve to death in Boko Haram-affected areas

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The conflict has left health services and agriculture in shambles. Unicef says it has just 13% of the money it needs to stave off deaths.
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Breast is best: Exclusive breastfeeding could turn Africa’s child mortality tide

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Malnutrition is a leading cause of death in under-fives, but there’s a simple — and free — solution that could save lives.
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Response to the report of the independent assessors

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Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.
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People are killed, raped, tortured, detained and forced to give up food. Africa, with South Africa’s leadership, needs to urgently stop the violence

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