India shares the bulk of the burden of childhood stunting globally with an estimated 44 million stunted children, according to the Rapid Survey on Children [Ministry of Women and Child Development, 20...
Background: 4.9 million (42%) tribal children suffer from stunting, a sign of chronic nutrition deprivation. A budgetary strategy to supplement resources - Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP), can be tapped for imp...
Globally, an estimated 50 million children aged under 5 years are wasted and 17 million severely wasted [UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, 2016]. India shares about one third of the world’s burden of child ...
The adequacy of women’s nutrition in preconception, pregnancy and post-pregnancy is central to their children’s survival and nutritional status. In India, 47 per cent of adolescent girls aged 15 to 19...
Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital (KSCH) is a premier institution for child health services under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW). It was started in 1956 and currently is a part of La...
Background: While administrative logjams and capacity gaps in delivering nutrition specific and sensitive interventions in India are known, fiscal constraints to deliver these interventions remain und...