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Global Nutrition Targets 2025: Where Does Cameroon Stand?

Updated: Mar 21

We all know that nutrition is the foundation of life, but most people in some parts of the world do not have access to nutritious food, which leads to poor health and well-being. Malnutrition remains a burden and a challenging issue, especially in most low and middle-income countries. People around the world suffer from at least one form of malnutrition. Malnutrition is defined as poor nutrition due to deficiencies, inadequate or excess intake of nutrients.

Undernutrition and overnutrition are two forms of malnutrition. Undernutrition is the most common type of malnutrition in African countries. Undernutrition leads to poor growth and development (stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiency), while overnutrition leads to Obesity and overweight.

To capture and monitor progress on ending all forms of malnutrition, a multi-stakeholder initiative called the Global Nutrition Report carries out an independent assessment of data on the state of nutrition at the global, regional, and country-level [1]. The goal is to use data produced each year to shed light on where progress has been made and identify where challenges remain towards ending all forms of malnutrition [1].

To improve maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN), a comprehensive implementation plan was endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2012 [2]. This plan includes six global nutrition targets whose aim by 2025 is to:

1. achieve a 20% reduction in the number of children under 5 who are stunted [2];

2. reduce and maintain childhood wasting to less than 5% [2];

3. achieve a 50% reduction of anemia in women of reproductive age [2];

4. achieve a 30% reduction in low birth weight [2];

5. ensure that there is no increase in childhood overweight [2];

6. increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months up to at least 50% [2]

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Catarrh is when mucus accumulates in your nose, throat, or sinuses. The word “catarrh” comes from an ancient Greek phrase meaning “to flow down.” In fact, if you have catarrh, you may feel as if mucus is slowly dripping down the back of your throat.

The word “catarrh” isn’t very common in the United States. Another term for catarrh that you may be more familiar with is “postnasal drip.”

It’s believed that catarrh happens when your body responds to things like an infection or an irritant. This reaction can cause swelling in your nose and sinuses, leading to an increase in the amount of mucus that’s made.

Catarrh is often only temporary. However, in some people, it can become chronic. While it’s unclear what causes chronic catarrh, it’s believed to occur due to an increased awareness of and sensitivity to symptoms affecting the nose and throat.

What are common causes of catarrh?
Catarrh is most commonly associated with the following factors:

Infections. The common cold, the flu, and sinus infections can all lead to catarrh.
Allergies. People who have allergies may also experience catarrh. Some common allergens include things like pollen, dust, and pet dander.
Environment. Things in your environment — such as changes in the weather or being around irritants like cigarette smoke, fumes, or pollution — can cause catarrh.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). People with GERD may find that they experience catarrh.
Nose or sinus structure. Nasal polyps or other abnormalities in the structure of the nose or sinuses may lead to catarrh.
Hormones. The changes in hormones that occur during puberty, during pregnancy, or from using oral contraceptives can cause catarrh.
Spicy foods. Eating spicy foods can lead to an increase in mucus production, leading you to experience transient (temporary) catarrh.

Can you prevent catarrh?
Because a variety of different factors are associated with catarrh, it can sometimes be hard to prevent. In some cases, the exact

Yellow fever is a viral infection spread by a particular type of mosquito. The infection is most common in areas of Africa and South America, affecting travelers to and residents of those areas.

In mild cases, yellow fever causes a fever, headache, nausea and vomiting. But yellow fever can become more serious, causing heart, liver and kidney problems along with bleeding. Up to 50% of people with the more-severe form of yellow fever die of the disease.
There’s no specific treatment for yellow fever. But getting a yellow fever vaccine before traveling to an area in which the virus is known to exist can protect you from the disease.

Symptoms.

CAUSES
Yellow fever is caused by a virus that is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. These mosquitoes thrive in and near human habitations where they breed in even the cleanest water. Most cases of yellow fever occur in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America.

Humans and monkeys are most commonly infected with the yellow fever virus. Mosquitoes transmit the virus back and forth between monkeys, humans or both.

When a mosquito bites a human or a monkey infected with yellow fever, the virus enters the mosquito’s bloodstream and circulates before settling in the salivary glands. When the infected mosquito bites another monkey or human, the virus then enters the host’s bloodstream, where it may cause illness.

SYMPTOMS.
During the first three to six days after you’ve developed yellow fever — the incubation period — you won’t experience any signs or symptoms. After this, the infection enters an acute phase and then, in some cases, a toxic phase that can be life-threatening.

Acute phase
Once the infection enters the acute phase, you may experience signs and symptoms including:

Fever
Headache
Muscle aches, particularly in your back and knees
Sensitivity to light
Nausea, vomiting or both
Loss of appetite
Dizziness
Red eyes, face or tongue
These signs and symptoms usually improve and are gone within several days.

Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite. The parasite is spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes. People who have malaria usually feel very sick with a high fever and shaking chills.

While the disease is uncommon in temperate climates, malaria is still common in tropical and subtropical countries. Each year nearly 290 million people are infected with malaria, and more than 400,000 people die of the disease.

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To reduce malaria infections, world health programs distribute preventive drugs and insecticide-treated bed nets to protect people from mosquito bites. The World Health Organization has recommended a malaria vaccine for use in children who live in countries with high numbers of malaria cases.

Protective clothing, bed nets and insecticides can protect you while traveling. You also can take preventive medicine before, during and after a trip to a high-risk area. Many malaria parasites have developed resistance to common drugs used to treat the disease.

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Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of malaria may include:

Fever

Chills

General feeling of discomfort

Headache

Nausea and vomiting

Diarrhea

Abdominal pain

Muscle or joint pain

Fatigue

Rapid breathing

Rapid heart rate

Cough

Some people who have malaria experience cycles of malaria "attacks." An attack usually starts with shivering and chills, followed by a high fever, followed by sweating and a return to normal temperature.

Malaria signs and symptoms typically begin within a few weeks after being bitten by an infected mosquito. However, some types of malaria parasites can lie dormant in your body for up to a year.

When to see a doctor

Talk to your doctor if you experience a fever while living i

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