Meal planning initiative post Cyclone Freddy in Malawi ensures nutrition, fostering recovery and well-being.
In Uganda, where child malnutrition is widespread, a kitchen gardening project helps feed local communities.
Despite health warnings from experts, cow hide– ponmo – is still widely consumed in West Africa.
One in three children under five in Nigeria are stunted. The cost of living crisis is set to make things worse.
Fortifying African porridge with amaranth and cricket could be key to preventing malnutrition, research suggests.
Urgent measures across multiple sectors are needed to halt rising cases of obesity in Africa, says the WHO.
Malnutrition choking every African sub-region
Increased undernutrition and overweight globally could be attributed to differences in food prices, says a study.
Climate change could cut availability of global food nutrients — proteins, iron and zinc — by up to 20 per cent.
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