Simply Put: Child wasting in India

Global food crisis: 1 new child suffers severe malnutrition every 60 seconds, says UNICEF

Almost 8 million children, mainly in Africa, at risk of deaths from severe wasting

COVID-19: Wasting in children increased in low, middle income countries due to economic shock

Economic shocks increase risks of inadequate dietary diversity among children

World Health Day: If you are born today in India, your health prospects look grim

Lack of nutrition, stunting, wasting, pollution and climate change will shorten life expectancies of future generations of Indian children  

India’s child wasting rate 18.7% as per latest UN inter-agency estimates

India is the largest country in southern Asia, where half of all children with wasting in the world live

India has world’s highest number of children with severe acute malnutrition: UNICEF

One out of every five deaths in children under five globally is due to severe wasting

India has made no progress on anaemia, childhood wasting: Global Nutrition Report

India ‘off-course’ in meeting 7 of 13 global nutrition targets, according to this year’s report on global nutrition  

Towards zero hunger in Africa: 5 steps to achieve food security

Without transformative change like the Asian Green Revolution, African food systems will continue to impede human development

Why UNICEF wants to raise $255 million this year for eastern, southern Africa

The additional funds will support children with adequate, life-saving nutrition services

India slips 7 spots to rank 101 among 116 countries on Global Hunger Index

Globally, India worst in ‘wasting’ or ‘weight for height’ among children, says latest Global Hunger Index

Global Hunger Index: India slips to 107 from 101, behind all Asian countries except war-torn Afghanistan

Other countries in the same classification as India include Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zambia, Botswana, Sudan, Ethiopia and Mali