MALNUTRITION

Guatemala marks Children’s Day amid scourges like malnutrition

Published on: October 1, 2025
07:47

Guatemala City, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala celebrate the UN initiative of Children's Day with various activities and pending issues, as the high rate of malnutrition.

UNICEF denounces alarming rise in child malnutrition in Gaza

Published on: September 12, 2025
09:54

Ramallah, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) Child malnutrition in Gaza Strip continues to rise at an alarming rate, a crisis aggravated by the Israeli military offensive against that northern territory, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) denounced.

Gaza: Death toll from hunger and malnutrition rises

Published on: August 10, 2025
09:53

Ramallah, August 10 (Prensa Latina) At least 217 Palestinians, including 100 children, have died of hunger and malnutrition in Gaza Strip as a result of the Israeli blockade, medical sources reported.

WFP needs 426 million dollars for urgent aid in DRC

Published on: June 3, 2025
08:56

Kinshasa, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) needs 426 million dollars to meet the growing needs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the next six months.

Over 93,000 elderlies die from malnutrition in Brazil

Published on: August 12, 2024
11:46

Brasilia, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) More than 93 thousand deaths of the elderly were registered by malnutrition in Brazil, between 2000 and 2021, according to a study conducted and published today by researchers from federal universities.

UN: Malnutrition affects pregnant women and children in Gaza

Published on: July 23, 2024
00:15

Ramallah, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Malnutrition represents a big danger for pregnant women and newborns in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) warned.

Acute malnutrition affects more than eight thousand children in Gaza

Published on: June 13, 2024
18:01

United Nations, Jun 13 (Prensa Latina) More than eight thousand children were diagnosed and treated for acute malnutrition in Gaza, the United Nations (UN) said, warning that supplies are not reaching those who need them most.

Guatemala launches initiative to reduce poverty and malnutrition

Published on: May 2, 2024
00:15

Guatemala, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo presented an intersectoral initiative called “Mano a Mano” (Hand in Hand), in conjunction with eight institutions involved in reducing poverty and malnutrition in targeted territories.

Guatemalan Government will reduce poverty and malnutrition

Published on: April 30, 2024
12:38

Guatemala, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) The Secretariat of Food and Nutritional Security and the Ministry of Social Development of Guatemala will launch an initiative to reduce poverty and malnutrition in prioritized territories.

Government of Guatemala aims to reduce poverty and malnutrition

Published on: April 30, 2024
09:00

Guatemala City, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) The Secretariat of Food and Nutritional Security and the Ministry of Social Development of Guatemala will launch an initiative to reduce poverty and malnutrition in priority territories.

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