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  1. Malnutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Dec 19, 2025 · Malnutrition refers to deficiencies or excesses in nutrient intake, imbalance of essential nutrients or impaired nutrient utilization. The double burden of malnutrition consists of both …

  2. Global nutrition targets 2025: wasting policy brief

    Dec 30, 2014 · Wasting is a major health problem and, owing to its associated risks for morbidity, requires urgent attention from policy-makers and programme implementers alike. Addressing …

  3. Fact sheets - Malnutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Mar 1, 2024 · Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition addresses 3 broad groups of conditions: undernutrition, which …

  4. Malnutrition in Children - UNICEF DATA

    Jul 21, 2025 · Malnutrition is a violation of children’s rights, while good nutrition sets children on the path to grow, develop, learn and reach their full potential. Despite significant progress over the past two …

  5. Child malnutrition: Wasting among children under 5 years of age

    Prevalence of wasting (weight for height <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age.

  6. UNICEF-WHO-World Bank: Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates 2025 …

    Jul 21, 2025 · This interactive dashboard visualizes the latest child malnutrition estimates for 2024. These estimates of prevalence and numbers for child stunting, overweight, wasting…

  7. Global nutrition targets 2025 - wasting

    Nutrition is a critical part of health and development. Better nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health, stronger immune systems, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower risk of non …

  8. The number of children affected by wasting and severe wasting reported by the Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) are prevalence-based estimates predominantly based on survey data.

  9. Announcing the Joint UN Initiative for the Prevention of Wasting (JUNIPr)

    Mar 11, 2025 · The Joint UN Initiative for the Prevention of Wasting (JUNIPr), funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), is a collaborative effort between WHO, UNICEF, …

  10. WHO guideline on the prevention and management of wasting and ...

    Dec 29, 2023 · This guideline provides global, normative, evidence-informed recommendations and good practice statements on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema …