Metito CEO named goodwill envoy for eradicating malnutritionThe Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition (IIMSAM), the intergovernmental observer to the UN Economic and Social Council, has appointed Mutaz Ghandour, chairman and CEO of Metito Holdings, as a G More… |
Cost of hunger: $2 trillion loss in GDPA total of 805 million people are chronically undernourished worldwide and hunger and under-nutrition reduce the global GDP by up to 3 per cent, or the equivalent of $2 trillion every year, a report said. The global population is More… |
170 countries vow to combat malnutritionMore than 170 countries have made a number of concrete commitments and adopted a series of recommendations on policies and investments aimed at ensuring that all people have access to healthier and more sustainable diets, in a major step towards More… |
Steps against malnutrition urgedThe 'double-burden' of malnutrition – obesity and under-nutrition – in the Mena region was under the spotlight at a recent global conference on improving nutrition in Dubai. “Simple, affordable solutions are available,” said Marc Van Ameri More… |
Malnutrition affects 200 million children worldwideApproximately 200 million children under the age of five in the developing world suffer from stunted growth as a result of chronic maternal and childhood undernutrition, a report said. Undernutrition contributes to more than a third of all More… |