Poor African children face malnutrition risk, whilst rich kids become obese Peer-Reviewed Publication. University of Birmingham ...

Citation: Study: Poor African children face malnutrition risk, while rich kids become obese (2023, May 3) ...

I want to be a doctor so I can fix people. But my uncle says girls in our house don’t go to school for long. They get married.”These words from 9-year-old Hauwa, spoken to me during a recent visit to ...

African children are being left further and further behind and will make up more than half of the world’s poor by 2030, according to a new report. The stark warning comes as more than 150 world ...

A huge percentage of South Africa's children live in desperately poor conditions, often abandoned or orphaned and vulnerable to abuse. And things are getting worse, according to a report due for ...

India has improved the situation of the poor with a booming high-tech industry. Africa remains stuck at the bottom of almost every developmental index. More than 7% of children in sub-Saharan ...

Africa has a child population of about 389 million. ... poor-quality data. External evaluations have identified several inconsistencies in the immunisation data collected in Africa.

The South African government said that nearly 900 people, many children, had fallen sick since September. By Lynsey Chutel The six young children had just shared snacks bought from a corner store ...

Children in Africa are exceptionally vulnerable to climate change but are "woefully" ignored by those responsible for funding the fight against the crisis, the United Nations said Friday.