Five Surprising Facts About Starvation That Could Change The International Agenda

... In The Lancet, researchers from UNICEF and the Friedman School at Tufts University in Boston present five surprising facts about severe childhood malnutrition (aka "wasting") and argue that it must be resolved in non-emergency settings to prevent future public health crises. The absence of conflict, such as political instability, does not prevent or resolve wasting in children and many of the world's hungriest children live in India, although every sub-region in Africa saw increased rates. ...