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Africa’s Richest Man Aliko Dangote Pledges $100 Million To Fight Malnutrition In Nigeria
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has pledged to invest $100 million over 5 years to tackle malnutrition in Nigeria’s worst affected regions.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UN Environment launches $1 billion fund for sustainable farming
According to UN Environment, halting climate change along with an increasing agricultural footprint while ensuring growth in agricultural production to feed an estimated 9 billion people by 2050 will be among the biggest challenges of the 21st century.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades: new study by Imperial College London and WHO
The number of obese children and adolescents (aged five to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades. If current trends continue, more children and adolescents will be obese than moderately or severely underweight by 2022, according to a new study led by Imperial College London and WHO.
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- Health Care
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- nutrition
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What’s So Special About a Golden Banana?
Scientists at Queensland University (QUT) of Technology in Australia have announced a way to use fruit as a vehicle for solving the world's Vitamin A deficiency problem: They’ve developed the genes required to produce what they call “golden bananas.”
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- Health Care
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Eat This Peanut Butter, Help Save A Child’s Life
If you order chocolate pretzel peanut spread from a tiny startup based in Boulder, Colorado, you could help save a toddler's life in South Sudan.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- nutrition
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Iron Supplement Bars Reduced Anemia in Women in India
An iron supplement bar given to anemic women in and around Mumbai, India, led to increased hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, reducing anemia with no reported side effects, according to a study by Duke University researchers and collaborators in India.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- nutrition
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Technoserve and Partners in Food Solutions to Combat “Hidden Hunger” in Africa
The initiative harnesses the power of the private sector to reduce micronutrient deficiency.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Opinion: 20 years of saving lives
In the early 90s, food manufacturer Nutriset joined forces with a French nutritionist, André Briend to work on a more resilient alternative to the therapeutic milk products being used to treat malnourished children. They tested several ideas – including pancakes, doughnuts and biscuits – before the idea to develop a ready-to-eat peanut paste emerged.
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- Health Care
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- nutrition, public health