Malnutrition

Egypt screens over 10.8 million students for anaemia, obesity and stunting

Sat, 30 May 2026 - 11:24 GMT

The program was launched in October 2025 for this academic year as part of a presidential initiative targeting early detection of malnutrition-related conditions among schoolchildren, the ministry said.

Deaths from starvation, malnutrition forced by Israel in Gaza rise to 239 amid regional efforts to reach ceasefire

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 - 11:51 GMT

As for the starving people whom were killed at the aid distribution centers in the strip, their number went up to 1,881 martyrs since May 27, 2025, after the hospitals received 22 killed people over the past 24 hours.

Egypt denounces 'baseless' accusations of contributing to Gaza blockade

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 - 08:57 GMT

113 people have died of starvation and malnutrition in Gaza due to the Israeli besiege, including 81 children.

Starvation haunts Gaza as deaths from hunger rise to 113

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 - 10:40 GMT

The World Health Organization (WHO) has documented the death of 21 children under five-years-old in Gaza due to malnutrition, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.

‘We are wasting away’: Over 100 aid organizations warn of mass starvation in Gaza

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 - 02:16 GMT

They emphasized that aid workers themselves are now joining food lines, risking their lives to feed their families.

69 children, 620 others died of malnutrition, shortages of medicine in Gaza

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 - 01:21 GMT

The number of children who have died from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip has risen to 69, while the number of deaths resulting from food and medicine shortages has reached 620, according to the government office in Gaza.

25 children died of malnutrition in Gaza: Palestinian Health Ministry

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 - 03:04 GMT

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that the death toll as a result of malnutrition in Gaza has risen to 25 among children, according to breaking news via Al-Qahera News TV Channel.

Sisi tells his ministers every step leading to meals in the hands of Egypt's schoolchildren should be closely monitored

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 - 05:08 GMT

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi told his ministers on Sunday that all the steps and procedures leading to giving schoolchildren meals should be monitored closely.

Egyptian president inaugurates Silo Foods offering healthy products at competitive prices

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 - 11:30 GMT

The company is established by the National Service Products Organization (NSPO).

56K Egyptian mothers benefit from program addressing child malnutrition

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 - 02:56 GMT

Eligible women must be holders of ration cards, and they have to always bring the children for follow-up and vaccination at public healthcare units and hospitals.

Around 52 million in NENA suffering chronic malnutrition - FAO

Thu, 09 May 2019 - 09:53 GMT

"Conflicts and civil instability have long-lasting impacts on the food and nutrition security of both affected and surrounding countries in the regions,” said Abdessalam Ould Ahmed

Risk factors for heart diseases, diabetes among Egyptians identified

Sun, 22 Jul 2018 - 03:28 GMT

Heart diseases and diabetes constitute the main reasons behind deaths in Egypt.

Two million children in Congo at risk of starvation, U.N. warns

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 - 03:42 GMT

More than 2 million children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are estimated to be at risk of dying from severe acute malnutrition.

Mother-to-mother training in Malawi helps battle child malnutrition

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 - 01:41 GMT

Three weeks is all it takes to change the fortunes of a baby's life, simply by training mothers to make small changes to what they are fed and how their food is prepared.

Unhealthy diets could affect food security progress: U.N.

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 - 06:10 GMT

The U.N. Food Security Agency called for urgent action to promote healthier diets in the Asia-Pacific region

How global warming affects your health

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Global warming is not just a futuristic threat; it is also a present day struggle.

The Silent War that reaps Yemeni Children

Sun, 22 Oct 2017 - 10:46 GMT

One of the poorest countries in the Arab World faces a very uncertain future, being torn apart by war silently with relatively little media attention.

Weak and awaiting worse: villagers fear S.Sudan famine

Wed, 14 Jun 2017 - 12:54 GMT

South Sudan's northwest is untouched by civil war, yet hunger still wreaks havoc: here food shortages are cyclical and the annual "hunger gap" is about to begin.

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