Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report—Nutrition

The Economist Examines Attention To World's Food Supply

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:17:00 GMT

In an article that examines the recent history of the world's food supply and related policy, The Economist looks at the global effort to boost food security.

U.S. To Consider Purchasing Some Food Aid Locally, Acting USAID Head Says At World Food Summit

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:41:00 GMT

The U.S. is interested in potentially using more locally-produced food aid rather than U.S. grown food as a way to expand investment in agricultural development in the developing world, said Alonzo Fulgham, acting head USAID, “on the sidelines of a World Food Summit in Rome” on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

FAO Head 'Not Satisfied' With Omission Of Hunger Eradication Deadline From Summit Declaration

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:17:00 GMT

Jacques Diouf, head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), "is not satisfied" that the World Summit on Food Security's final declaration excludes "exact targets to reduce hunger," the BBC reports.

Opinions: Health System Funding; Malnutrition Assistance; Social Dimension Of HIV

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:02:00 GMT

World Food Summit Focuses On Aiding Agriculture In Developing Countries To Fight Hunger

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:53:41 GMT

Delegates at the World Summit on Food Security, which kicked off Monday, "rallied around a new strategy to fight global hunger and help poor countries feed themselves," the Associated Press reports.

Washington Independent Looks At Response To Newly Nominated USAID Head

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:26:00 GMT

The Washington Independent examines the development community's response to the nomination of Rajiv Shah for USAID administrator.

Food Summit Draft Declaration Omits Hunger Eradication Deadline, Aid Commitment

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:07:00 GMT

"A declaration to be made at next week's world food summit in Rome will not mention a target to eradicate hunger by 2025 nor a commitment to spend $44 billion a year in agricultural aid, according to a final draft," Reuters reports (Aloisi, 11/12).

Almost 200M Undernourished Children Worldwide, Report Says

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:55:20 GMT

In developing countries, almost 200 million children under the age of 5 "suffer from stunted growth and health problems due to poor nutrition in their early years," according to a UNICEF report released on Wednesday, Reuters reports.

Also In Global Health News: RUTF; Global Hunger; Preventing Natural Disasters; El Salvador Floods

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:31:01 GMT

Updated WHO Data Finds Deaths Caused By Tainted Food Are Underestimated

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:20:12 GMT

New WHO data finds that unsafe food kills an estimated 1.2 million people over the age of five in Southeast Asia and Africa each year, including three times more adults than previously thought, Reuters reports. "It is a picture that we have never had before," WHO Food Safety Director Jorgen Schlundt said. "We now have documentation of a significant burden outside the less than five group, that is major new information."

Food Prices 'Stubbornly High' In Developing Countries, Report Says

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:05:51 GMT

Food prices in developing nations continue to be "stubbornly high ... despite a strong cereal harvest this year, and 31 countries need emergency aid," the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in its "Crop Prospects and Food Situation" report released Tuesday ahead of next week's Rome World Summit on Food Security, Agence France-Presse reports.

AGRA, NEPAD Agree To Partnership To Expand Food Security In Africa

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:37:00 GMT

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has entered into an "historic" partnership with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) "to work towards increasing food production and food security in Africa," PEACE FM Online reports (11/9).

Also In Global Health News: Nutritionally-Enhanced Products; Health Care In India; Cell Phones As Microscopes; GSK Pneumonia Vaccine; Men Fighting HIV/AIDS

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:14:30 GMT

U.S., U.N. Perspectives On Food Aid To Somalia Examined

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:02:37 GMT

Emergency food aid to Somalia has been interrupted, partly because of a recent U.S. decision to delay food contributions to the country out of concern that it would end up in the hands of terrorists, U.N. officials said on Friday, the New York Times reports.

Also In Global Health News: Kenya Child Mortality; DRC Rape; Cape Verde Dengue Outbreak; Guatemala Malnutrition; East Africa Flooding

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:59:00 GMT

Climate Change Is Biggest Global Health Threat To Children, Report Says

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:49:12 GMT

According to a report (.pdf) by Save the Children, climate change is the biggest global health threat to children in the 21st century, the Hindu reports.

Reuters Examines How Much Of G8 Agriculture Investment Is New

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Three billion of the $20 billion that G8 leaders promised to invest in agriculture in developing countries "appears to be new money, diplomats and sources close to the matter said on Tuesday," Reuters reports. "Most of that new money, up to $2 billion, is coming from the United States, according to two sources, one on the donor side and one on the recipient side," the news service writes.

Christian Science Monitor Examines Focus On Combatting Hunger

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Christian Science Monitor looks at one idea about why hunger is receiving a lot of attention in the international arena. Kanayo Nwanze, the Kenyan "who recently became president of the United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says globalization has made the hunger and rural poverty that always pulled on the heartstrings an international security issue," according to the publication.

Also In Global Health News: Undernutrition In Afghanistan; Namibia's HIV Clinics, Outreach Programs

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:49:00 GMT

Recent Releases In Global Health

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:49:00 GMT