Fighting food insecurity with CRISPR at Zimbabwe’s first private research institute

Chronic Food Insecurity Transitory Food Insecurity

Food UTILIZATION Utilization is commonly understood as the way the body makes the most of various nutrients in the food. Sufficient energy and nutrient intake by individuals is the result of good care and feeding practices, food preparation, diversity of the diet and intra-household distribution of food. Combined with good biological utilization of food consumed, this determines the nutritional...

Food Insecurity and Insufficiency at Low Levels of Food Expenditures

Food Insecurity and Insufficiency at Low Levels of Food Expenditures This study uses data from the December 2003 Food Security Supplement of the CPS to compare the food insufficiency and insecurity measures with objective measures of food expenditures and objective and subjective measures of food needs. The study examines the general relationships between these variables and finds that reports ...

A diversified approach to fighting food insecurity and rural poverty in Malawi

Ethical implications of fighting malaria with CRISPR/Cas9

Patrão Neves M, Druml C. BMJ Glob Health 2017;2:e000396. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000396 The burden of vecTor-borne diseases In 2014, WHO dedicated its World Health Day to vector-borne diseases as they account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases, causing more than 1 million deaths annually, with a high economic impact. About half a million people with Dengue fever are hospitalised each y...

Food Insecurity and Chronic Diseases: The Editorial