Transcript Solution to malnutrition

Solution to malnutrition
Swathi, Hiranya, Ananya, Meghana, Soujanya
Introduction
Welcome, Reader! In this presentation, you’ll be
reading about our Think Quest Project: ‘Solution
to Malnutrition’. We believe that malnutrition is a
curable ‘disease’ that can be solved by giving the
right foods to the needy people. But because of
poverty and environmental disasters/changes,
some people are not able to get the right
nutrients for their body to become strong and
healthy and will sadly die a death that could be
prevented. So, in order to find a simple yet cheap
and effective solution, our group will be making a
meal that can save many lives in Africa.
Subjects that are included
English
Economics
Biology
Chemistry
Mathematic
Knowing malnutrition
Malnutrition at an early age leads to reduced
physical and mental development during
childhood. Stunting, for example, affects more
than 147 million pre-schoolers in developing
countries, according to SCN's World Nutrition
Situation 5th report. Iodine deficiency, the
same report shows, is the world's greatest
single cause of mental retardation and brain
damage.
Underlying Causes for malnutrition:
• Poverty
Poverty alone does not lead to malnutrition, but it seriously affects the
availability of adequate amounts of nutritious food for the most
vulnerable populations. Over 90 percent of malnourished people live in
developing countries.
• Lack of access to food
Non-availability of food on markets, difficult access to markets due to lack of
means of transportation and insufficient financial resources are all factors
contributing to the food insecurity of the most vulnerable populations.
People are increasingly dependent on international markets for all or part
of their food supplies, particularly between harvest periods
• Climate change
The effects of climate change are often dramatic, devastating areas which
are already vulnerable. Infrastructure is damaged or destroyed; diseases
spread quickly; people can no longer grow crops or raise livestock.
• Lack of safe drinking water
Water is synonymous with life. Lack of portable water, poor sanitation and
dangerous hygiene practices increase vulnerability to infectious and
water-borne diseases, which are direct causes of acute
Malnutrition Countries
Eritrea
Angola
Madagascar
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Eritrea
The rate of malnutrition in Eritrea, now in the fourth
year of the worst drought in a decade, is rising to
alarming levels, with more than 1 in 5 children not
getting enough to eat. 21. 7 per cent of children are
suffering from malnutrition; normally, a hunger rate
of just 13 to 14 per cent is considered alarming.
Death rates are rising among more than 400,000
children with 425,000 children under the age of 14
affected, child mortality rates have risen to 15 per
100,000 per day in some areas due to the extreme
water shortages
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Angola
In Angola, the food situation of a large number
of displaced people gives serious cause for
concern. The number of people in need of
emergency food aid has been increased to 1.9
million from 1.42 million. Some 4.35 million
people are estimated to be at risk next year,
including more than 2 million who will be
highly vulnerable.
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Madagascar
About half a million children are affected by acute
malnutrition. There is a shortage of nutritional
rehabilitation services – only 36 are available in
hospitals throughout Madagascar – and access to
basic health services and utilization rates are low.
In 2005 and 2006, the country experienced a nutrition
emergency in two regions, affecting about 150,000
people, including 24,000 children and 4,500
pregnant and lactating women. In the affected
regions, characterized by remoteness and scattered
populations, acute malnutrition rates rose above 20
per cent.
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Painful malnutrition Facts
• 1 in 10 infants die within the first 12 months of life
• 1 in 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition
• More than 12 cases a month of Marasmus or
Kwashiorkor are seen in one clinic.
• 1 in 10 children suffers from severe malnutrition
• 50% of children have a calcium, iron and zinc deficiency
• 75% of south Africans, have inadequate access to food
• More than 1 in 5 children are physically stunted due to
malnutrition
People who suffer with malnutrition
Our Mission
To create a meal that gives the essential
nutrients that a human being needs in order
to live.
To make an awareness to the world that
malnutrition is a major problem faced by
innocent people.