Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:40:00 GMT
-- KINSHASA (AFP) - Malnutrition levels among children in the conflict-riven east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have risen 10-fold in some areas, US-based humanitarian agency World Vision warned on Wednesday.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:28:07 GMT
-- Source: IRIN Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child and maternal malnutrition in the world, say health experts.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:08:46 GMT
-- The University of California Davis received a $16 million grant to fund research to prevent childhood malnutrition in developing countries.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:35:00 GMT
-- The University of California, Davis has received a $16 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to fund research preventing childhood malnutrition in developing countries, the university announced today. The research will focus on developing and evaluating a cost-effective, fortified nutritional supplement similar to peanut butter that would improve nutrition for children and ...
