Tackling the problem of nutrition
1 week, 2 days ago

Tackling the problem of nutrition

The Hindu  

While health was not a priority for Budget 2025, it seems that nutrition is. A comprehensive agenda Poshan 2.0 and Saksham Anganwadi offer more of the same solutions — take-home rations, supplementary foods, tracking of severe and acute malnutrition cases, iron and folic acid tablets etc. Instead, what we need is a comprehensive nutrition agenda in which nutrition is identified as a public health problem that impacts people across the social strata. It must consist of: first, a clear identification of nutrition needs beyond reproductive and child health; second, a broad set of solutions, particularly rooted in the local food systems; and third, a clear identification of locally embedded facilities to deliver nutrition services. HWCs are supposed to provide nutrition advice to pregnant women and lactating women, adolescents and children, the elderly population, and those recuperating from disease, disaster and trauma.

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Addressing malnutrition as a strategic investment in the nation's future
6 months ago

Addressing malnutrition as a strategic investment in the nation's future

Hindustan Times  

As a three-time elected Member of Parliament, I have had the privilege of witnessing various advancements in our country’s public health policy. The high burden of diseases resulting from malnutrition contributes to escalating health care costs for the government as well as increased out-of-pocket expenditures for individuals. Without independent means of livelihood, and subject to discriminatory social practices within households, …

Addressing malnutrition as a strategic investment in the nation's future
6 months ago

Addressing malnutrition as a strategic investment in the nation's future

Hindustan Times  

As a three-time elected Member of Parliament, I have had the privilege of witnessing various advancements in our country’s public health policy. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} The high burden of diseases resulting from malnutrition contributes to escalating health care costs for the government as well as increased out-of-pocket expenditures for individuals. Without independent means of livelihood, and subject to discriminatory social practices …

Health Matters | When nutrition calls the shots
1 year, 6 months ago

Health Matters | When nutrition calls the shots

The Hindu  

This week, either by design or by accident, we wound up writing a lot about the importance of nutrition, the availability of adequate nutrition, the role of nutrition in health care recovery, support programmes by State governments, and a bit of history too, thrown into the mix. Not only is nutrition crucial for healthy living, it stands to reason that …

Road to a malnutrition-free India
2 years, 2 months ago

Road to a malnutrition-free India

The Hindu  

Malnutrition continues to be a major challenge in India 75 years after independence and we need concerted action around it. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s report on Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 puts the number of undernourished people in India in 2019-21 at 224.3 million, i.e., 16% of a 1.4 billion population. The latest round of …

India needs to scale up direct nutrition interventions
2 years, 8 months ago

India needs to scale up direct nutrition interventions

The Hindu  

As India launches the celebrations of its 75th anniversary of Independence, there is much to be proud about; significant advances have been made in science, technology, and medicine, adding to the country’s ancient, traditional, and civilisational knowledge base, wisdom and wealth. POSHAN Abhiyaan rightly places a special emphasis on selected high impact essential nutrition interventions, combined with nutrition-sensitive interventions, which …

COVID-19 and the risk of intergenerational malnutrition
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 and the risk of intergenerational malnutrition

Al Jazeera  

The calendar is about to turn the page over to a new year and that new year brings hope for a world currently gripped by a pandemic that has wreaked havoc for months. Third, the health crisis and the related lockdowns have led to reduced access to health and nutrition services and limited health resources have been diverted to front-line …

Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths
4 years, 3 months ago

Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has set back decades of progress …

Nutrition and the Budget’s fine print
5 years, 1 month ago

Nutrition and the Budget’s fine print

The Hindu  

A few months ago, the Global Hunger Index, reported that India suffers from “serious” hunger, ranked 102 out of 117 countries, and that just a tenth of children between six to 23 months are fed a minimum acceptable diet. The urgency around nutrition was reflected in the Union Finance Minister’s Budget speech, as she referred to the “unprecedented” scale of …

Governments pledge more to prevent malnutrition
10 years, 4 months ago

Governments pledge more to prevent malnutrition

Associated Press  

ROME — More than 170 governments pledged Wednesday to do more to prevent malnutrition around the globe, adopting voluntary guidelines to promote healthy diets and reduce levels of obesity at the start of a three-day U.N. conference. The guidelines call on governments to protect consumers, especially children, from “inappropriate marketing and publicity of food” to reduce growing obesity levels. Jose …

Tackling hunger’s ecosystem
12 years, 7 months ago

Tackling hunger’s ecosystem

The Hindu  

With much of the world facing the twin threats of poor harvest and high food prices due to severe droughts and deficit rainfall, the hunger summit at the end of the London Olympics did not come a day soon. For a country reeling under the worst recession and crippling austerity in its post-war history, Britain’s stance on Overseas Development Assistance …

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