Malnutrition

• Charges laid in infant death caused by malnutrition, says Winnipeg police

  A Winnipeg woman remains in custody and is facing manslaughter charges following an investigation into the death of a two-month-old infant, say police.

  Crime

  Feb 9, 2024
  
• B.C. child welfare official testifies at inquiry into teen’s death in Calgary

  The boy died of bacterial sepsis in May 2013, which was brought on by complications from untreated diabetes and starvation.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2023
  
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• ‘They’re struggling behind closed doors’: Doctors reveal disturbing stories of child maltreatment amid pandemic

  "Reports of child abuse have decreased significantly during the pandemic and we don't think that's because there are less concerns."

  Health

  Jan 31, 2021
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• More than a third of world’s poorest countries face undernutrition, obesity: report

  Researchers call the trend the "double burden of malnutrition" and found that it affected 45 countries in the 1990s, rising to 48 countries in the 2010s.

  World

  Dec 29, 2019
• Fish caught off poor nations could provide micronutrients needed locally: study

  Children under five could see major health improvements if just a portion of the fish caught off their coasts was diverted to them.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2019
• Over 43 per cent of North Koreans are malnourished: UN report

  The report said that “widespread undernutrition threatens an entire generation of children, with one in five children stunted due to chronic undernutrition.”

  World

  Mar 7, 2019
• Saudi-led siege of Yemeni port city could spark catastrophic new cholera epidemic: NGO

  The resumption of the Saudi-led air strike campaign on Hodeidah could create ideal conditions for a catastrophic new cholera outbreak in Yemen, Save the Children has warned.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2018
• Injured defector’s parasites and diet hint at hard life in North Korea

  Parasites found in a North Korean defector suggest that there are problems with the country's diet.

  World

  Nov 17, 2017
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• Father of deceased disabled girl testifies at trial of ex-wife: ‘I’m shocked she died’

  Bryan Couture told court leading up to his daughter’s death, he was preparing to forcefully take Melissa from her mother’s home to see a doctor.

  Crime

  Sep 7, 2017
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• Young disabled woman would have been in pain and discomfort prior to death, court hears

  Patricia Couture, 70, is accused of criminal negligence causing death.

  Crime

  Sep 6, 2017