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NEW DELHI - With nearly one in five children too thin for their weight, India has the highest rate of child wasting in the world, the 2022 Global Hunger Index (GHI) released in October has highlighted. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Chief Of Nutrition, UNICEF India, Arjan de Wagt, stressed the importance of individual efforts in combating nutritional deficiency. He spoke about stunting as one of the primary causes of malnutrition among children and the prevalence of anaemia among women

A large number of people can reap benefits of such schemes if the delivery system is improved and gaps in implementation are plugged

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022 has shown India slipping further to the 107th position out of 121 countries from last year’s rank of 101 and being behind Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Last year, too, when its rank had fallen as compared to that in 2020, India had slammed the report, sayin

ASHA Workers, Anganwadi Workers (AWW) and Auxiliary Nurse Mid-wives (ANM) work under the National Rural Health Mission to provide accessible, affordable and quality health care to the rural population, especially the vulnerable groups

Droughts, Dalits and Adivasis, a landmark study points to the grim reality

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Dimapur, Sep. 8 (EMN): The District Health Society under the establishment of chief medical officer’s office in Noklak, along with the Integrated Child Development Services conducted an anaemia screening camp at Government Middle School in Noklak town on September 7. According to an official report, the camp was conducted as part of the National Nutritional Week and the Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022. It stated that a total of 150 students were screened for anaemia and supplementary food and IFA t...

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