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Micronutrient deficiency of adolescent girls by seasonality and salinity. Vitamin (OH) D deficiency (< 30 nmol/L), vitamin (OH) D insufficiency (< 50 nmol/L), Iron Deficiency (Ferritin < 15 ug/L) and VAD (Serum retinol < 30 ug/dL). Statistical significance (P < 0.005) has been denoted by asterisk: *Pearson’s chi-square test. Note: Different agro-aquatic ecological zone- HS, High saline; MS, Medium saline; LS, Low saline; FW, Fresh water, and PP, Processing plant. Credit: Scientific Reports (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33636-8

Study finds adolescent girls in Bangladesh vulnerable to malnutrition

FILE PHOTO: Somali displaced mother Binti Moalim Hassan lays beside her malnourished 3-year-old daughter Faduma in a hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Nearly a million Sahel children face 'severe wasting', UN says

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Rising commodity prices will increase malnutrition

Amina Ali, a Somali woman affected by the worsening drought due to failed rain seasons, holds her child inside their makeshift shelter at the Alla Futo camp for internally displaced people in the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

One child a minute being admitted for malnutrition treatment in Somalia: UNICEF

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Over half a million young children in Somalia face acute malnutrition

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Capacity building, awareness vital to prevent malnutrition in Bandarban: Stakeholders

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Price hike of baby food puts child nutrition at risk

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1.7cr married women suffer from malnutrition: Study

The causes and remedies of malnutrition in the hill population of Bangladesh

The causes and remedies of malnutrition in the hill population of Bangladesh

A mother feeding her child a traditional diet of Bangladesh containing mostly rice, some vegetables, pulses and a little amount of animal source foods, in this case- fish. Photo: Unicef

India makes rapid strides in improving malnutrition: UN

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UN warns of 'catastrophic' child malnutrition due to price hikes, Ukraine war

Half of deaths among hospitalised children happen after discharge: Study

Half of deaths among hospitalised children happen after discharge: Study

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BNCC, BRAC sign MoU to reduce malnutrition in marginalised communities