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    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Martín Llaryora
      By teaching our children why water beats soda, we all benefit

      A programme to improve nutrition in schools in Córdoba, Argentina, aims to boost health and the local economy

    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      Camilla Cavendish
      As Britons lose faith in the NHS, it’s time to demand better care

      For decades the health service has been our national religion, but the Shrewsbury maternity deaths expose shocking failures

    • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
      Amy Kazmin
      BJP turns to coercion to limit India’s population growth

      Experts say Uttar Pradesh plan to cut benefits to those with more than two children will hurt the country’s poorest

    • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
      Special ReportDelivering for the World’s Children
      Japan follows UK’s lead in securing child nutrition against Covid

      December summit in Tokyo aims to tackle the sharp rise in childhood malnutrition caused by the pandemic

    • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
      Special ReportDelivering for the World’s Children
      Students need radical solutions to catch up post-Covid

      Global gains in education are at risk as Covid-19 shuts 1.6bn learners out of school

    • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
      Special ReportDelivering for the World’s Children
      Why Covid means children’s health must be at the centre of all policies

      The pandemic has disrupted food programmes, education, heathcare and protection

    • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
      Special ReportDelivering for the World’s Children
      Helping children out of Covid is a moral and economic imperative

      Covid-19 may have pushed as many as 142m children worldwide below monetary poverty lines

    • Sunday, 4 April, 2021
      Akinwumi Adesina
      Race for Covid vaccines in Africa is hiding the key role of nutrition

      Access to adequate food for all must be a priority in the continent’s fight against the pandemic

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      Stark link between obesity and Covid deaths revealed

      WHO-backed report concludes that 9 out of 10 fatalities have occurred in countries with high obesity levels

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      Ignoring the education of refugee children will create a lost generation

      More than half of displaced minors currently lack access to schools

    • Monday, 30 April, 2018
      World
      Brazil stresses child development to combat social inequality

      Message about early learning is reaching parents in poor districts — with good results

    • Monday, 12 March, 2018
      World
      Mali study leads to huge cuts in child mortality

      Deaths in one area of capital city sharply reduced thanks to quick intervention

    • Monday, 22 January, 2018
      Childcare
      Early Childhood Development

      Simple steps taken during early childhood can define a child’s prospects and drive the transformation the world hopes to achieve

    • Monday, 22 January, 2018
      Indian society
      India ‘at a turning point’ to tackle pervasive child malnutrition

      A national campaign has set aggressive targets for the reduction of stunting and anaemia

    • Monday, 22 January, 2018
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      Amazonia’s childhood obesity epidemic takes a toll on development

      As families shun natural foods, teachers and doctors see an impact on education and health

    • Monday, 22 January, 2018
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      For refugee children, war zone trauma proves lasting and toxic

      High, prolonged levels of stress can cause serious physical and behavioural problems

    • Friday, 8 December, 2017
      Special Report50 Ideas to Change the World
      Six ways to increase uptake of family planning

      New, long-acting contraceptives, mobile services and incentives make programmes more effective

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      Natalia Kanem, child mortality and the rise of the robots

    • Thursday, 19 October, 2017
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      Bill and Melinda Gates on the fight against global inequality

      Even an $86bn fortune cannot solve the world’s problems if aid budgets are cut

    • Wednesday, 11 October, 2017
      Special ReportGirls: The Path to Gender Equality
      “Our community loves boys more.” Armenia’s missing girls

      The implications of a skewed sex ratio for women’s health, as well as the national economy and security, are profound

    • Friday, 7 July, 2017
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      Failure to address Africa’s rising population is not an option

      If nothing is done the probable effects on food and water security will be dramatic

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      In the western hemisphere's poorest country, MSF clinic is the difference between life and death

    • Thursday, 24 November, 2016
      FT writers discuss maternal and child health on Twitter

      FT writers and experts discussed the persistent problem of mother and child deaths around the world

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2016
      World
      Caring for a growing world means halting mother and child deaths

      Innovations in healthcare aim to ease the life-threatening pressures affecting women

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