AllAfrica News: Nutrition

[SciDev.Net] Nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life should be a core measurement of development progress, argues former Ethiopian deputy prime minister Demeke Mekonnen following a week of debate on development issues at the United Nations General Assembly.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Nutrition activists are calling for greater attention to the nutritional needs of adolescents and young people, warning that Uganda's traditional focus on malnutrition among children under five is leaving older children with less attention.

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[The Conversation Africa] Malnutrition among children under five remains one of sub-Saharan Africa's most persistent public health challenges. Countries and development partners have introduced numerous nutrition programmes. Yet millions of young children continue to suffer from poor nutrition.

[Nile Post] Three of her children have been suffering from malnutrition for more than two months, compounded by her husband's limited income, which is insufficient to provide these children with adequate food.