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Aluak Bol holding her daughter Apen Magot Mabeny

Saving children from severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan’s Greater Lakes region

Aluak Bol arrived at the health facility anxious about the health of…
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António Bélio, Nutrition Supervisor, DPS in Sofala

António Bélio, Nutrition Supervisor, DPS in Sofala

António Bélio is a Nutrition Supervisor, responsible for Nutrition at…
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Strategic plan to reduce malnutrition in Africa adopted by WHO Member States

Strategic plan to reduce malnutrition in Africa adopted by WHO Member States

Brazzaville, 21 August – A strategic plan to reduce the double burden…
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With Bakhita on her lap, Tereza encourages Ajonga to breastfeed her granddaughter, baby Akot.

In South Sudan, grandmothers breastfeed malnourished grandchildren

It’s a busy morning at the inpatient unit for malnourished children…
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Bekele NIS meeting

Seychelles sets course to establish a Nutrition Information System

Seychelles, 22 August 2018 - In response to the need to have a…
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Urgent action needed to tackle the double burden of malnutrition and to achieve Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

Urgent action needed to tackle the double burden of malnutrition and to achieve Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

Nairobi, April 17, 2018 – Under nutrition, obesity and diet-related…
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The BFHI aims to promote an enabling environment and support new mothers in breastfeeding

Supporting breastfeeding to boost child survival

FREETOWN, December 4 2017 --- This November, Sierra Leone’s…
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Woman giving PlumpyNut nutritional aid to her child in South Sudan, former Unity State

WHO’s Africa Nutrition Report highlights an increase in malnutrition in Africa.

Critical gaps in data also a concern. Abidjan, 16 November, 2017 - A…
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Group work to critically review the different thematic areas on RMNCAH

WHO and the Ministry of Health strategize for an integrated reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition approach in South Sudan

19 October 2017, Juba – The Ministry of Health of the Republic…
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Woman giving PlumpyNut nutritional aid to her children in former Unity State

WHO’s famine response plan in South Sudan focuses on working with partners to prevent spread of diseases amongst people weakened by food insecurity

Juba, 30 March 2017 - The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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