Nutrition researchers saw malnourished children at Indian Residential Schools as perfect test subjects theconversation.com/nutrition-rese… via The Conversation Canada

"Side with the child over the gun every single time, no matter whose gun and no matter whose child." nutritioncluster.net/resources/nutr…

“Civilians in Gaza in extreme peril while the world watches on.” Read full statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. unicef.org/press-releases…

Severe malnutrition can be deadly or leave young children with permanent cognitive & physical damage.   For children in Gaza, every minute counts in safely accessing nutrition, water, medical care & protection from bullets & bombs.   This requires a humanitarian ceasefire NOW.

27 children reportedly died from malnutrition in #Gaza, since October 2023. This number will grow if a ceasefire doesn't happen immediately and safety is not ensured for a scaled up aid delivery.

#AdvNutr review of 122 studies, with 42,534 mothers total, finds "mothers with an underweight or healthy weight status had 36% & 33% less risk of delayed #lactogenesis II compared to mothers with overweight/obesity, respectively." #Breastfeeding #lactation ow.ly/7nlI50Re7S9

📢 We are thrilled to announce our $1.5M co-investment with CRI Foundation and Action Against Hunger US to accelerate the rapid adoption of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on child wasting across Africa and Asia. bit.ly/3JqJJQU

Sharing a commentary piece about the new WHO guidelines on prevention and management of acute malnutrition I co-authored: bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/8/1/e0…

Nice commentary and worthwhile read about the new WHO Wasting Guidelines we worked on the last couple of years. Further commentaries and explanations about the guidelines, coordinated by Allison Daniel, PhD, are coming soon in a special issue of BMJ Global Health.

.World Health Organization (WHO) deplores the airstrike on Sunday night in Rafah that reportedly killed 45 displaced people sheltering in tents. The injured were brought for treatment to the already overwhelmed WHO-supported trauma stabilisation point as well as to other field hospitals in Rafah. As

Nearly 3,000 children are at risk of death from malnutrition in Gaza. Hospitals are destroyed, treatments have stopped and supplies are scant. UNICEF stands ready to provide nutrition supplies, but safe humanitarian access and a ceasefire are needed NOW.unicef.org/press-releases…

Six environmental samples of variant poliovirus type 2 have been detected from Khan Younis and Deir al Balah in #Gaza. No paralytic cases have been detected. World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health, UNICEF, UNRWA and partners are conducting a risk assessment on the scope of poliovirus

The latest analysis warns #Sudan has become the world's largest hunger crisis. 🔴 Over half the population is experiencing extreme hunger 🔴 People in 14 areas are at risk of #famine 🔴 Fighting is hampering humanitarian access and people's ability to grow food Get the facts ⏩

1 in 11 people worldwide faced hunger in 2023, 1 in 5 in Africa. The latest United Nations report shows that the hunger numbers have been stubbornly high for three consecutive years, as global crises deepen: bit.ly/4de8Raj The substantial investment required to produce healthy,

Every child matters. Tomorrow, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, let's reflect on and remember the inexcusable harm done to generations of children by the residential school system. Artwork shared from Emily Kewageshig on IG

Today, we honour all of those whose lives were changed by the residential and day school systems: those who survived, those who never came home, and those who carry the generational impact of this legacy. 🧡 Every day is a good day for #TruthAndReconciliation, not just Sept 30.

Horrific scenes from Rufaida school in #Gaza where many mothers and children queuing at a malnutrition treatment point were killed and injured in an airstrike today.   At least two health staff of UNICEF partner were also killed.   Our deepest condolences to the families and

#Diabetes is better managed together. 👉 Ask how you can support the people in your life with diabetes. 👂 Listen to what they need—or do not need—from you. 🚫 Remember, blaming and shaming is not helpful. bit.ly/40QWn5o #WorldDiabetesDay