Focus of Poshan Pakhwada (20th March to 3rd April 2023) includes popularizing Millets ‘Shree Anna’- the mother of all grains, as a valuable asset to address malnutrition.
Millets are nutritionally ri...
Background:
revalence of undernutrition among infants <6 months are very high in India. WAZ is the most sensitive predictor of mortality among infants <6 months as compared to other anthropomet...
Women’s empowerment is fundamental for realizing unalienable human rights and is vital to sustainable development outcomes. In India, the SWABHIMAAN intervention program was an integrated multi-sector...
Background:
Anemia control programs in India focus mainly on the measurement of hemoglobin in response to iron–folic acid supplementation. However, representative national estimates of iron deficienc...
High prevalence of anaemia is a severe public health problem in India. In 2018, India launched the Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) strategy that focuses on six beneficiary groups for coverage, six institutio...
Nutrition-specific interventions are aimed at improving the food, health, and care environment for women and children during the first 1000 days. These interventions span pregnancy, postnatal, and ear...
The study aims to assess the quality of birthweight data collected in two surveys, including the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) and the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS), and as ...
Anaemia control programmes in India are hampered by a lack of representative evidence on anaemia prevalence, burden and associated factors for adolescents. The aim of this study was to: (1) describe t...
Background: Burden of malnutrition among children is very high in India. Under-nutrition is an interplay of different factors. The present study tried to understand the correlation between child under...