Tag: malnutrition

How did Malawi, one of the world’s poorest countries, succeed at reducing child mortality?

Published on September 25, 2014 by Face of Malawi

Today UNICEF released a new report called A Promise Renewed, which includes the latest global figures on child mortality. One of the Millennium Development […]

Malnutrition and the microbiome: Debugging the problem

Published on April 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

SOMETIMES, the blindingly obvious is not actually correct. Malnutrition, for instance, is obviously caused by a lack of food. And […]

Malawi’s dependence on maize has led to malnutrition

Published on March 15, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s dependence on maize has led to malnutrition, will encouraging permaculture help Malawians increase their intake of micronutrients? As the […]

Dietary deficiency of mineral selenium likely to be endemic among Malawi population, study indicates

Published on March 14, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

nriching crops by adding a naturally-occurring soil mineral to fertilisers could potentially help to reduce disease and premature death in […]

Gut Microbes at Root of Severe Malnutrition in Kids

Published on January 31, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

A study of young twins in Malawi, in sub-Saharan Africa, finds that bacteria living in the intestine are an underlying […]