Feeding Mothers, Fighting Malnutrition: The East Godavari Experience
Ushasri with her three-month-old son and anganwadi worker T Vijaya. Ushashri’s first son was 2.5 kg at birth, while her...
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More Indian Girls, Women Are Overweight Or Obese, Most Of Them Rich & Urban
New Delhi: Although malnourishment among women and children is widespread in India, increasing numbers of girls and...
Among Muzaffarpur’s Children, 2 In 5 Are Underweight, 1 In 2 Too Short For Age
Mumbai: As Muzaffarpur, Bihar, experiences its worst encephalitis outbreak in recent history, NITI Aayog’s dashboard on...
‘For Children’s Nutrition, Mother’s Education More Important Than Family Wealth’
New Delhi: Cutting across the wealth divide, more than a quarter of Indian children under two years of age who were...
Breastfed Right: How Shrirampur’s Babies Escape Malnutrition
Poonam Phulpagar, 24, at her home in Ukkalgaon village in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district. Her youngest daughter,...
New Method Reveals India’s Malnutrition By Parliamentary Constituency
New Delhi: A new technique can measure malnutrition by parliamentary constituency in India, which has the world’s...
‘Safe Daycare For Children & Safe Public Transport Will Increase Women’s Socio-Economic Involvement’
New Delhi: Women in urban India turn down better employment opportunities further away from home in favour of lower-paid ...
‘India Can’t Arrest Child Stunting If It Can’t Fight Poverty’
Carlos Monteiro, professor of nutrition and public health at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, played active roles in ...
