More than 150 million children across the globe are missing out on meals, as well as other essential health and nutrition services. That's according to the latest figures from the charity Action Against Hunger.
A strategic partnership between Tenderstem and Action Against Hunger has left a lasting impact on hundreds of families facing food poverty in the UK, Spain and Kenya, following 12 months of community initiatives.
Fish is known to be rich in protein, especially the fresh tilapia which is recommended for children. Mary Kimani, head of the department of health and nutrition at Action Against Hunger notes that fish is packed with protein, vitamins, and nutrients that can help reduce the risk of a heart attack, helps to keep the brain healthy and also supports bone and eye health.
Action Against Hunger (ACF) country director Rita Kabanyolo said although women, who constitute 60% of the informal sector, are at the core of economic development in the country and world-over, they are the poorest.
Stakeholders in the health sector have emphasised the need for a comprehensive approach to bolster nutrition outcomes in Nigeria, considering the challenges posed by climate change. The call was made during the 2023 Nutrition Policy Dialogue held in Abuja under the theme “Strengthening Nutrition Outcomes in the Face of Climate Change”. The dialogue was organised by Nigeria Health Watch in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Action Against Hunger Nigeria (ACF), Save the Children International and Helen Keller International (HKI).
Farmer Field School, a program initiated about four years ago in Uganda by Action Against Hunger, a global humanitarian organization, is now building self-reliance communities in the East African country thanks to its ripple effect among learners.
The anarchy that dominates the country makes it impossible to understand how the warring factions move. Furthermore, the health situation is worrying, with the risk that international organizations and food aid programs will be definitively interrupted in the absence of adequate security conditions. This is also testified by the alarm launched in recent days by “Action against Hunger”, according to which at least 50 thousand malnourished children are currently no longer receiving any type of specific treatment. The United Nations, after the meeting held to support the humanitarian response in Sudan, announced that donors have agreed on an aid plan for one and a half billion dollars. But the anarchy that pervades the country threatens to block most of the projects.
A malnourished 2-year-old sits by his mother, left, who was recently displaced by drought, at a malnutrition stabilization center run by Action against Hunger, on June 5, 2022, in Mogadishu, Somalia.
