Why Vulnerable Tribes, Susceptible to Illness, Malnutrition, Have Limited Healthcare
Sukanti Saunto, 28, with her 16-month-old son Babloo and 5-year-old son Babu. Babloo is recovering from brain malaria, wh...
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In A Nation Awash In Eggs, A State Struggles To Get Them To Children
Rukmini Behra, 48, an anganwadi helper in Saradhapur village in Angul, Odisha prepares boiled eggs for three- to...
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...
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...
In India's Poorest State, A Pilot Project Succeeds In Reducing Malnourishment Among Children
Bokaro, Jharkhand: A frail young nursing mother Purnima Devi, 25, clutched her emaciated baby boy, 21-month-old Gorango...
How Conflict-Ridden Afghanistan Improved Its Health In 10 Years
New Delhi: After the fall of the Taliban in 2001 and as a country recovering from conflict, Afghanistan had some of the w...
