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 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  

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

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

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

Hunger meter: How India fared over the years

A lookthrough of five factors and how the country's performance has changed 

Record malnutrition: Africa’s Sahel region to have over 6 million wasted children in 2022, warn UN agencies

Over 900,000 young lives can be at risk in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal

India has highest level of child wasting in South Asia: Global report

The country is only second to South Sudan when it comes to child wasting

Gujarat's estimate of malnourished children lower than national survey: CAG

Gujarat government considered only underweight children to assess malnutrition levels and not stunting and wastage

Undernourished India: Which Assembly seats fare the worst

Policy initiatives driven by assembly constituencies can be more precise with greater political accountability

Violence, conflict push up global hunger crisis

After witnessing a steady decline for over a decade, hunger increased in 2016 and now affects 815 million people worldwide

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

Union Budget 2021-22: Time to step up public investment in nutrition

Nutrition interventions, with an already faltering coverage, hit a blockade due to COVID-19 disruptions; the Union Budget is a critical …

3.1 million children under five die of malnutrition annually

Study says child mortality linked to maternal undernutrition, obesity