Food insecurity worsened around the world in 2023, with about 282 million people suffering from acute hunger due to conflicts, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to this report by the United Nations agencies and development groups. According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), nearly 282 million …
Mumbai, September 15 Last year, after malnourishment surfaced in adivasi padas in Aarey Colony, ICDS along with tribal department started anganwadis and mini anganwadis It took a week and one death of a six-month-old for the Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) of Woman and Child Development Department to wake up …
CHILDREN STUNTED IN SRI LANKA: The infant mortality rate (IMR) of Sri Lanka, as per the latest demographic and health survey 2006-2007, is 15 per 1,000 live births. The IMR was 12 per 1,000 live births in 2005. In the same year, IMR in India was 56. The survey also …
This paper seeks to measure deprivation in terms of physical development and calorie-intake of children in two villages of Orissa. While the first aspect focuses on retardation in the physical growth of children as reflected in their weights vis-
The failure of decentralisation, the lack of inter-sectoral coordination, and the undermining of traditional health support are the reasons why the National Rural Health Mission has not delivered what it had set out to achieve.
BY SUDHIR K. SINGH BHOPAL/KHANDWA With polls in Madhya Pradesh less than three months away, non-government organisations (NGOs) are again alleging the growing incidence of malnutrition deaths in the state. Much like during the runup to the 2003 elections. The local media has been playing up the deaths of 12 …
Malnutrition remains a challenging issue in Southeast Asia, including India, says the latest UN report on achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The report states that East and Southeast Asian countries have met the MDG target of reducing the 1990 levels of extreme poverty by half but more efforts need to …
Chennai AMID the giggles of dozens of children at the Konambedu Municipality School here on Sunday, Health Secretary V K Subburaj formally launched a Rotary Club programme to combat malnutrition among children.The programme, organised by the 12 clubs under the 3230 Rotary District and called
Chennai DESPITE various schemes and programmes being offered to improve nutrition and child well-being, the National Family Health Survey III conducted in 2005-06 has revealed startling statistics about the level of child nutrition in the State.Over 70 per cent of children in the State aged between six months and three …
The leadership agenda for action released by Coalition for Sustainable Nutrition Security in India to promote policy, programme and budgetary focus on overcoming the curse of malnutrition. The Coalition for Sustainable Nutrition Security in India (the Coalition is a group of public and private sector leaders who have united in …
All these malnutrition deaths occurred in one district in Madhya Pradesh This sounds like yet another tale of malnutrition deaths concocted by activists. At least the district administration of Satna, Madhya Pradesh, thinks so. One year-old Budhlal died in the last week of July. The same week, two-year-old Sheelta, four-year-old …
A survey in Maharashtra villages links malnutrition to lack of sustainable livelihood Over 40 children below five years of age died of malnutrition and related complications in Nandurbar
National Family Health Survey (2005-06), Madhya Pradesh Over 60 per cent of the total child population, about 33,000, are underweight and malnourished About 40 per cent of them are stunted and 33 per cent wasted (extremely malnourished) Infant mortality rate is 79 per 1,000 live births, the highest in the …
The government of India and the Unicef today launched a five-year (2008-2012) action plan to help India combat the challenges of excessive malnutrition, high infant and maternal mortality rates, lack of quality education, safe water and sanitation. With seven years to go for the realisation of millennium development goals (MDGs), …
This paper analyses levels of women's malnutrition in India over the seven years between 1998-99 and 2005-06, based on the National Family Health Survey. During a period of higher growth and a reasonable pace of reduction in poverty, malnutrition especially iron-deficiency anaemia has increased among women from disadvantaged social and …
This report describes important methodological issues involved in generating internationally comparable estimates of poverty. The special chapter, titled Comparing Poverty Across Countries: The Role of Purchasing Power Parities, also provides comparable rates of poverty using price data specific to the Asia and Pacific region, and, critically, to the poor. A …
This book discusses the past performance and present status of the agricultural sector in India and delineates the challenges faced by it in the era of economic reforms. The effectiveness of some of the existing schemes for agricultural development (price support, credit, marketing, rural/agricultural development experiences) in devising appropriate intervention …
Flooding and poor harvests have caused North Korea's worst food crisis since the late 1990s and have put millions at risk, the United Nations' food agency said Wednesday. The food shortage threatens widespread malnutrition, the World Food Program said. "Millions of vulnerable North Koreans are at risk of slipping toward …
