malnutrition
Activists say malnutrition on rise in Damascus
Middle East
October 24, 2017
Activists say malnutrition on rise in Damascus
Syrian opposition activists say malnutrition and shortages in medicine are increasing the suffering in besieged, rebel-held eastern suburbs of the…
Yemen spiraling toward ‘total collapse’ as world watches, UN warns
Middle East
June 7, 2017
Yemen spiraling toward ‘total collapse’ as world watches, UN warns
Blaming the “inability or indifference” of the international community, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief warned that Yemen is spiraling toward…
A picture and its story: severe malnutrition in Yemen
Middle East
October 26, 2016
A picture and its story: severe malnutrition in Yemen
The emaciated frame of 18-year-old Saida Ahmad Baghili lies on a hospital bed in the red sea port city of…
Minister: 27% of Egyptian children suffer from malnutrition
Egypt
March 10, 2015
Minister: 27% of Egyptian children suffer from malnutrition
Population Minister Hala Youssef has announced that 27 percent of children in Egypt suffer from malnutrition due to Egyptian families’…
First Arab pediatrics conference set for 13 November
Egypt
November 9, 2014
First Arab pediatrics conference set for 13 November
Sharm al-Sheikh resort will host the first ever Arab pediatrics conference on 13 November, which will be chaired by Dr.
Egyptians are the fattest Africans, says WHO
Egypt
September 6, 2010
Egyptians are the fattest Africans, says WHO
With nearly 70 percent of its adult population overweight or obese, Egypt is the fattest African country. Its also the…