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Nutrition, Health and Population
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Statistics Database
Hunger and
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition, Health and Population Links
World Child Hunger Facts
There are a number of key health issues for developing countries, especially in Africa. They include malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and avian flu. This page provides current developments on these issues as well as background.
Understanding hunger Molly Anders Devex October 7, 2014 See more nutrition articles
Global goals must fight the poor nutrition that kills 3 million children every year. The sustainable development goals need to reflect the complex causes of malnutrition in order to tackle one of the world’s foremost health challenges. Dolf te Lintelo and Nick Nisbett The Guardian September 30, 2015
Malnutrition linked to nearly half of deaths among under-fives. Global nutrition study claims poor diet affects 161 million children and 1.9 billion adults and calls for more indicators in sustainable development goals. Clár Ní Chonghaile The Guardian September 16, 2015
A young girl eats a fortified lunch through the school nutrition program. Photo: GAIN
Future Fortified: What does it take to end hidden hunger? Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition/Devex July 9, 2015
The first 1000 days Elizabeth Whelan Myanmar Times June 22, 2015 (Whelan is a former WHES board member.)
In this March 3, 2015 photo, a Pakistani villager builds a toilet in Thatta district. Photo: Associated Press
UNICEF warns lack of toilets in Pakistan tied to stunting Associated Press March 30, 2015
Mothers and newborns at a hospital in Gurgaon, India. A greater percentage of Indian mothers are underweight than are mothers in far poorer countries. Photo: Kuni Takahashi for The New York Times
Study says pregnant women in India are dangerously underweight Gardiner Harris New York Times March 3, 2015
UN: World eating too much sugar; cut to 5-10 percent of diet Maria Cheng Associated Press/Myway March 4, 2015
Death by chocolate: the sugar-fueled diabetes surge in South Asia Gerald Denis The Guardian March 2, 2015
Other diseases and health concerns
"For the hurt of my poor people I am hurt, I mourn, and dismay has taken hold of me. Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor people not been restored?" - Jeremiah 8:21-22
Christopher Olanya follows his youngest son's lead as he returns home from a village health meeting in Uganda's Lamwo district. Olanya likely lost his vision due to the parasitic disease onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, but he is grateful that regular Mectizan® (ivermectin) treatments, donated by Merck, will save others from a similar fate. Photo: The Carter Center/E. Echwalu
Three win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on tropical diseases river blindness, filariasis, and malaria Brady Dennis and Lenny Bernstein Washington Post October 5, 2015 See more health articles
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria seeks input into 2017-21 strategy Hunger Notes May 25, 2015
A tragic choice: Fight malaria or starve Ben C. Solomon New York Times January 24 2015 (video)
2014 Nutrition, Health and Population Hunger Notes Home Page
