First Person: Southern Madagascar, where girls are sold into marriage before they are born

First Person: Southern Madagascar, where girls are sold into marriage before they are born

The arranged marriage typically involves the exchange of a highly prized and culturally important Zebu cow for teenage girls as young as 13 years old. Now two UN agencies UNICEF and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) are working together with the local authorities to educate women and also men, through sessions focusing on positive masculinity,…

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Formula Malik will not be sold without a doctor's prescription, Sindh Health Department

Formula Malik will not be sold without a doctor’s prescription, Sindh Health Department

File photo The Sindh Health Minister refused to take pressure from the baby food industry on the proposed amendments in the Protection and Promotion of Breastfeeding and Young Child Nutrition Act 2023. Under the amended law, formula milk will be given to newborns only on doctor’s orders. According to the Sindh Health Department, representatives of…

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