Dr Khin Mar Cho is a nutrition specialist and director at Cornell University’s College for Agriculture and Life Sciences in the USA.
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Malnutrition spikes in Rohingya communities
The number of severely malnourished children has spiked in northern Arakan state in Burma, a European Union agency said, after floods six months ago dealt a new blow to an area home to a persecuted population with little access to basic services.
Interview: Breaking the cycle of malnutrition in Burma
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) in Burma is facing a funding shortfall of $51 million to meet all the needs till the end of 2016.
BRIEF – First 1,000 days ‘essential’ for children’s nutrition
A non-profit nutrition awareness organisation has launched an educational video emphasising the importance of nutrition in early childhood. The two-minute video, which explores the impacts of nutrition in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, comes as researchers report that 35 percent of children under five in Burma are malnourished.
Children in Arakan State face malnutrition after aid workers' exodus
Children in Arakan’s IDP camps are becoming malnourished as UN aid agencies and INGOs struggle to resume operations in the violence-plagued state.
UN pledges support in Burma’s fight against malnutrition
The UN and other international agencies have intensified their involvement in Burma’s fight to eradicate malnutrition. Children are the focus of multi-layered efforts to improve on poor recent figures.