Challenges of malnutrition in India
National Nutrition Week 2021: Food remains missing from most Indian tables
September 6, 2021
Emerging as one of the poorest countries at the time of independence 74 years ago, India was also prone to famines. However, since then, the country had come a long way, lifting hundreds of millions of its people from near-starvation to domestic food adequacy. It had also made si...
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Nutrition malware hits women & children in India: NFHS5
December 16, 2020
Early data from the latest survey indicates severe setbacks to malnutrition in India, with many states showing a significant rise in malnutrition rates, often setting them back by years.
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Covid-19 pushes malnutrition targets further away from India
October 14, 2020
Already lagging behind its goals for eradicating malnutrition, India slides further due to disruptions in food deliveries to vulnerable sections of the society. Government needs to do much more than simply throw money at malnutrition, wishing it will disappear.
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Coverage, continuity, intensity & quality, key challenges of malnutrition in India: UNICEF
October 2, 2020
India is home to the largest number of children suffering from malnutrition and stunted growth. This has been the case for decades. What has not been happening right? I am an optimist. Things are going in a right direction. Malnutrition is improving but my concern is that they ar...
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