Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in the severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the WCD ministry has said in response to an RTI query. Prompting concern that the Covid pandemic could exacerbate the health and nutrition crisis among the poorest of the poor, the Women …
A total of 9.27 lakh severely acute malnourished children between the age of six months and six years have been identified in the country till November 2020, the government told Parliament. "As per ICDS-RRS Portal, as on 30th November, 2020, 9,27,606 severely acute malnourished children have been identified in the country, out of which 3,98,359 are from the State of …
Latest data from the government’s National Health Mission shows that children with increased risk of mortality could not receive urgent in-patient care at special wards, also known as nutrition rehabilitation centres, following the nationwide lockdown from March 25. The NHM data shows that the number of children admitted in NRCs from April to June was a mere fraction of the …
Mobile Creches — an NGO working for the rights of vulnerable children for quality Early Childhood Development — on Thursday said as a part of the COVID-19 emergency relief response, governments are not adequately addressing the needs of children such as care, balanced nutrition, health and hygiene. Also, early learning has taken a backseat, the NGO stated. “The risks of …