Last week over 1,000 children in Sierra Leone were sent for treatment following a screening. Around 662 of them were found to be in a severe condition. Without treatment their lives would be in danger.
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South Sudan: life-saving food for children is looted
As the war continues in South Sudan, children are suffering on a daily basis. Even if they escape the violence, they are at risk of deadly malnutrition because of food shortages.
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Save the Children’s plumpy plan to fight hunger
Afghanistan, South Sudan, Central African Republic, and Somalia are just some of the countries that live constantly on the brink of famine. Children are threatened with malnutrition on a daily basis.
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SuperCereal deployed to help Ebola mission
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) just announced its largest single donation to help fight the Ebola virus. More than US $ 30 million was received from Germany to support feeding over one million people in West Africa.
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Emergency levels of malnutrition in Philippines
The United Nations is reporting alarming malnutrition rates among Filipinos displaced by conflict in Zamboanga. A survey found that emergency levels of malnutrition were found among children 6 to 59 months of age.
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UNICEF supports nutrition plan for Ebola patients
UNICEF is carrying out a nutrition program to boost the health of children threatened by the Ebola virus. In Sierra Leone, the Ebola has claimed over 1,000 lives and is spreading throughout the West African nation.
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On World Food Day, think nutrition for all
Today, Oct. 16, is World Food Day. Around 805 million people globally will mark the occasion suffering from hunger. If they are fortunate, they might find one meal the whole day.
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Violence and hunger continue in South Sudan
The United Nations, in a report released yesterday, says fighting is limiting the reach of humanitarian aid in South Sudan. Malnutrition is also severe in numerous counties in the war-torn nation.
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New York Times Letter: World Hunger and Solutions
I have a letter in today’s New York Times, discussing world hunger, along with Pietro Gennari, the Chief Statistician for the Food and Agriculture Organization.
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UNICEF-WFP missions save lives in South Sudan
UNICEF and the World Food Programme reached a milestone today in war-torn South Sudan.
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Author William Lambers 