Multiple micronutrient deficiencies exist in school going children in India and bridging the gap between nutrient intake and requirements is an effective way to combat the deficiencies.
It was time consuming, it would take months and the rains would come and there would be huge losses for the farmers… Women and children had to do this backbreaking work and school going children were also employed in this job.
You choke with tears as your eyes glance at the photos of your school going children thinking that you might not be there to see them to college.
The education system in Liberia was weak even before the Ebola outbreak, with more than 70% of our schools destroyed during the country's bloody civil war, and most school going children were denied the opportunity of acquiring basic education and enrolment.
Age is an important risk factor for IPIs [31] and the pre-school and school going children have been reported to be at highest risk for IPIs [4].
Our project focused on assessing the nutritional status of school going children in grades 6th to 8th in different schools of Karachi.
FGDs with non-school going children were conducted in the morning, while FGDs with school going children were conducted in the afternoon (after school hours).
Anecdotal evidence suggests teasing and bullying are common complaints among school going children with SCD.
For those mothers who have school going children I also advise them to take their children to school.
