
Fighting malnutrition in Zambia
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka
AN INSPIRATIONAL proverb about the value of teamwork suggests that if one is to go fast, one must go alone, but if one must go far, one must go together with others. (more…)
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka
AN INSPIRATIONAL proverb about the value of teamwork suggests that if one is to go fast, one must go alone, but if one must go far, one must go together with others. (more…)
Analysis: EMELDA MUSONDA
WHEN I was growing up, I exclusively associated malnutrition with the most impoverished in society. (more…)
KAPALA CHISUNKA, Lusaka
ABOUT 155 million children globally are still stunted – they are too short for their age – often due to lack of nutrients, impacting their physical and cognitive development, according to the 2017 Global Nutrition Report (GNR).
REGINALD NTOMBA, Lusaka
MALNUTRITION is a serious problem in Zambia. According to the National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC), malnutrition is one of the major public health concerns.
MEMORY MANINGA, Mansa
LIVING in a rural set-up of Mupita village in Mansa district, under Chief Mabumba’s area, Loveness Mwewa had never tried to make a balanced diet for her family from local foodstuffs.
For her, a balanced diet was a preserve of the well-to-do.
MWAPE MWENYA, Mwinilunga
MWINILUNGA district has recorded reduced malnutrition levels from 4.2 percent to 1.7 percent since 2015 to date.
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka
DESPITE government policies aimed at improving food and nutrition security, Zambia’s food and agriculture systems seem not to be providing
MARGARET CHISANGA, Lusaka
PUT 32 journalists in one room, and they will inadvertently be raving about their travels and rare escapades. (more…)