Improved child nutrition urged : Hunger in Bangladesh still alarming

Staff Reporter

The hunger index of Bangladesh has fallen from 35.8 in 1990 to 24.2 this year, but the country still remains among the 25 countries which are in the alarming category. Four countries are in the extremely alarming category, says the 2010 global hunder index released from Washington DC yesterday.
Malnutrition among children under two years of age is one of the leading challenges to reducing global hunger and can cause lifelong harm to health, productivity, and earning potential, according to the 2010 global hunger index (GHI). [Read More]

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Source: The New Nation


 

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