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4-Month-Old's Death Exposes Madhya Pradesh's Hollow Fight Against Malnutrition
The investigation revealed that Hussain Raza was never admitted to a Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), nor was he marked as severely malnourished in government records.
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Gaza Malnutrition Rate Reaching "Alarming Levels": WHO Amid Humanitarian Crisis
Malnutrition rates are reaching "alarming levels" in the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization warned Sunday, saying the "deliberate blocking" of aid was entirely preventable and had cost many lives.
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Dozen Of Kids, Adults Die Of Starvation In Gaza As Hunger Surges
Five starving children at a Gaza City hospital were wasting away, and nothing the doctors tried was working. The basic treatments for malnourishment that could save them had run out under Israel's blockade.
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US Woman Arrested After Daughter's 'Mummified' Body Found In Hotel Room
A Tennessee woman has been arrested after authorities found her daughter's mummified body in her hotel room.
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Migrants Break Barricades, Rush In After UP's "No Entry" Order: Watch
Thousands of people, arms laden with small children and baggage, running pell-mell on a highway as cars zip past -- this was what Mathura witnessed last evening after the Uttar Pradesh government stopped entry of migrants following multiple deaths on the highway. Many labourers, who were making their way back into the state had died -- some from ex...
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What Is Acute Encephalitis Syndrome? Are Lychees Causing The Deaths In Bihar?
Acute Encephalitis Syndrome: This deadly disease has killed more than 100 children this month in Muzzaffarpur and its surrounding districts in Bihar. One of the main reasons cited for these deaths is hypoglycemia, a condition caused by low blood sugar levels.
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What Really Is Malnutrition And How Can You Prevent It? All You Need To Know
Malnutrition in general means poor nutrition. It refers to under nutrition; where a person does not get adequate nutrients or when a person does not consume sufficient food.
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Stomachs, Bladders Of Girls In Delhi Starvation Case Were Empty: Doctors
The three minor sisters who were found dead in east Delhi's Mandawali area were "visibly malnourished" when they were brought to a hospital, and the autopsy showed that their "stomachs were empty" as if they had not eaten for over a week, doctors said.
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For Anganwadi Workers in Palghar, Overcoming Malnourishment A Challenge
Palghar, Maharashtra: As Maharashtra’s tribal-dominated Palghar grapples with the malnourishment crisis, for the 337 anganwadis in the area, the challenges are mounting. For seven years, anganwadi worker Vandana Gangurde’s one room home has doubled up as an anganwadi for children up to the age of six. It’s the same for Suman Deshmukh who ru...
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‘You Don't Bother When Children Die’: Maharashtra Pulled Up For Malnourishment Deaths
New Delhi/Mumbai: After the National Human Rights Commission sent a notice to the Maharashtra government two weeks ago, the state faced strong criticism by the Supreme Court on Tuesday for failing to tackle the malnourishment crisis. “You don’t bother when children die because you think it is a small figure in a country with large population,...
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4-Month-Old's Death Exposes Madhya Pradesh's Hollow Fight Against Malnutrition
The investigation revealed that Hussain Raza was never admitted to a Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), nor was he marked as severely malnourished in government records.
-
Gaza Malnutrition Rate Reaching "Alarming Levels": WHO Amid Humanitarian Crisis
Malnutrition rates are reaching "alarming levels" in the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization warned Sunday, saying the "deliberate blocking" of aid was entirely preventable and had cost many lives.
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Dozen Of Kids, Adults Die Of Starvation In Gaza As Hunger Surges
Five starving children at a Gaza City hospital were wasting away, and nothing the doctors tried was working. The basic treatments for malnourishment that could save them had run out under Israel's blockade.
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US Woman Arrested After Daughter's 'Mummified' Body Found In Hotel Room
A Tennessee woman has been arrested after authorities found her daughter's mummified body in her hotel room.
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Migrants Break Barricades, Rush In After UP's "No Entry" Order: Watch
Thousands of people, arms laden with small children and baggage, running pell-mell on a highway as cars zip past -- this was what Mathura witnessed last evening after the Uttar Pradesh government stopped entry of migrants following multiple deaths on the highway. Many labourers, who were making their way back into the state had died -- some from ex...
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What Is Acute Encephalitis Syndrome? Are Lychees Causing The Deaths In Bihar?
Acute Encephalitis Syndrome: This deadly disease has killed more than 100 children this month in Muzzaffarpur and its surrounding districts in Bihar. One of the main reasons cited for these deaths is hypoglycemia, a condition caused by low blood sugar levels.
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What Really Is Malnutrition And How Can You Prevent It? All You Need To Know
Malnutrition in general means poor nutrition. It refers to under nutrition; where a person does not get adequate nutrients or when a person does not consume sufficient food.
-
Stomachs, Bladders Of Girls In Delhi Starvation Case Were Empty: Doctors
The three minor sisters who were found dead in east Delhi's Mandawali area were "visibly malnourished" when they were brought to a hospital, and the autopsy showed that their "stomachs were empty" as if they had not eaten for over a week, doctors said.
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For Anganwadi Workers in Palghar, Overcoming Malnourishment A Challenge
Palghar, Maharashtra: As Maharashtra’s tribal-dominated Palghar grapples with the malnourishment crisis, for the 337 anganwadis in the area, the challenges are mounting. For seven years, anganwadi worker Vandana Gangurde’s one room home has doubled up as an anganwadi for children up to the age of six. It’s the same for Suman Deshmukh who ru...
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‘You Don't Bother When Children Die’: Maharashtra Pulled Up For Malnourishment Deaths
New Delhi/Mumbai: After the National Human Rights Commission sent a notice to the Maharashtra government two weeks ago, the state faced strong criticism by the Supreme Court on Tuesday for failing to tackle the malnourishment crisis. “You don’t bother when children die because you think it is a small figure in a country with large population,...
