Home to a quarter of the global population, South Asia is navigating issues such as poverty, malnutrition, unsustainable food production systems and adverse effects of climate change. Despite these ch...
According to a scientific study published in The Lancet, poor diets are responsible for more deaths globally than tobacco, high blood pressure, or any other health risk.
The past few decades have s...
In this edition of PoshanWeekly, we draw attention to a policy brief released by the National Centre of Excellence and Advanced Research on Anaemia Control (NCEAR-A) at AIIMS, New Delhi, endorsed by t...
Fortification is one of the globally recognized, safe and cost-effective approaches to address vitamin, mineral and nutrient deficiencies amongst populations. The process of fortification involves del...
Digital technologies have advanced more rapidly than any innovation in human history – a moment of change which presents new opportunities to solve problems. Reaching around 50 per cent of the develop...
While working together in our joint endeavor towards a well-nourished India, we must ensure that our programmes are equitable. The causal framework of malnutrition recognises that, in addition to adeq...
Under the leadership of the national government of India, Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) was launched in 2018. Since then, state and district administrative bodies have been playing a pivotal role in implem...