Gates Foundation Report Calls for Targeted Global Health Spending to Save Millions of Children from Malnutrition and Disease

In its eighth annual Goalkeepers report released today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation urged world leaders to increase global health spending where it is needed most in order to boost children’s health and nutrition, especially in the face of the global climate crisis. The Goalkeepers report, “A Race to Nourish a Warming World,” projects that without immediate global action, climate change will condemn an additional 40 million […]

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Africa

South Africa is failing its youngest children – report flags critical gaps in early learning, social protection and health care

By Wiedaad Slemming, University of Cape Town; Linda Biersteker, University of Cape Town, and Lori Lake, University of Cape Town Nearly 10 years ago South Africa outlined its commitment to invest in the health and development of young children. The National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy of 2015 detailed government’s intention to provide a comprehensive set of services to pregnant women, young children and their families by […]

September 12, 2024 19

Health / Medical

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Economic Toll of Stunting: Insights from Ben Schernick, Director at the Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namibia

Ben Schernick, Director at the Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namibia, shed light on the economic impact of stunting in the country. The discussion was framed within the context of the Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) study conducted between 2021 and 2022, revealing alarming insights into the consequences of malnutrition, particularly undernutrition, on Namibia's learners, human development, and economy. COHA Study: A Deep Dive into Namibia's Stunting […]

March 12, 2024 54

Namibia

Director of Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namibia Explores Economic Impact of Youth Unemployment-Induced Malnutrition

In an exploration of the consequences of youth unemployment, the unfortunate link to child hunger has surfaced as a critical concern. We interviewed Ben Schernick, the Director at the Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namibia, seeking to quantify the economic impact of malnutrition on the country.

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