Enhancement of the quality of nutrition services and strengthening of the community’s role in delivering them is the call this World Health Day.
The court was hearing a bunch of public interest litigations filed in 2007 highlighting the high numbers of deaths of children, pregnant women and lactating mothers in Melghat region due to malnutrition.
How does one determine multidimensional poverty? What are its lacunae? What is the politics behind various poverty indices?
This World Health Day, India is reminded that it can accelerate its development journey by combating undernutrition in tribal children using a whole-system and whole-community approach.
Data revealed by the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) once again throws light on the paradoxical growth story of India.
CEO of Oxfam India Amitabh Behar said the nutritional loss could amplify into intergenerational effects. He added that the latest data showed that in several part of India, children born between 2015-19 were more...
According to the latest fifth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), the anaemia in adolescent girls increased to 59.1% from 54.1% in NFHS-4, while the Iron Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation coverage among...
Lack of dietary diversity--adequate intake of food from all the food groups -- can be more harmful to health than infectious diseases
The status of women in their families is a key factor in maternal health, besides poverty, caste, education and nutrition
Seventh September 2021 marked the initiation of the Poshan Maah – a month of outreach and awareness activities under the Government of India’s flagship...
Science shows that malnutrition in early life, often manifested in form of stunting, is associated with adverse consequences in later life for morbidity and...
The nutrition drive has helped the state reduce the number of malnourished children by 32 per cent.
With the success of the green revolution, the focus now shifted to solving the problem of malnutrition.
Coronavirus diet: The Covid-19 patients with severe conditions are at a major risk of malnutrition and sarcopenia.
Vitamin D has both anti-inflammatory and immune-regulatory properties, and is vital for the activation of immune system defense mechanism
Food hubs can play a key role in tackling the scourge of hunger and malnutrition
The urban and rural population in India still faces nutrition linked health concerns due to a non-balanced diet. Let's take a look at how various...
17-year old Ravina Bairwa is a grassroots champion who hopes the second wave of COVID-19 will not deny rural girls their health rights
Here are some food items and tips for quick meal fixes that will keep you healthy this quarantine
On International Mothers’ Day, let's look at the adverse impact of motherhood on adolescent wellbeing
The implementation of a community-based approach can alleviate a lot of nutritional issues
A UNICEF report states that over 80 percent of adolescents suffer from ‘hidden hunger’. The goal is to meet the intergenerational nutrition gap through...
High malnutrition persists despite surplus food; behavioral change needed, says Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar
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Here’s our tribute to four Instagram stars who helped promote the cause
The pandemic has violently disrupted our lives, including our sleep patterns. And this can lead to serious mental and physical problems
