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  Welfare schemes need to be bolstered by addressing overlapping issues such as funding and corruption before India can fulfil its pledge of...

  There are several challenges to ensuring MDD. The most formidable among these is food inflation — the price of pulses has increased by 10%...

  Government programmes to fortify staples should be supplemented with initiatives on balanced diets As a haematologist, I regularly examine...

  Amarjeet Sinha writes: Nutrition as a subject does not lend itself to narrow departmentalism. It calls for a whole-of-government and whole...

  Veena S Rao writes: India’s nutrition programmes must undergo a periodic review addressing gaps such as institutional delivery and adolesc...

  Malnutrition is one of the leading causes of death and diseases in children under-five years of age globally. It adversely affects cogniti...

  The recently released National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 5 data raise serious concerns about India’s growth story. Behind the glitter of...

  Anganwadi workers, ASHAs, ANMs and anganwadi supervisors can work together with panchayat members to ensure that all children and mothers ...

  COVID-19 has pushed back our efforts on ending malnutrition, which plagues India's children. Urgent efforts need to be made to address...

To fight malnutrition in India, engage all stakeholders | Analysis One of the major advantages of a multisectorial approach is resource ...

Two out of three child deaths due to malnutrition: report Analysis of health data finds that Assam, Bihar, Rajasthan and U.P. are the...

Malnutrition still a factor in 68% of child deaths: Study ‘U5 Deaths Due To It Fell By 2/3rd From 1990 To 2017 Malnutrition continues ...

Why India’s health system fails to spot malnourished children The fundamental problem is structural. The anganwadi worker reports into t...