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Nearly 78,000 Children Found Malnourished From January To March: Madhya Pradesh Data
Nearly 78,000 children were found to be malnourished in Madhya Pradesh in the first three months of this calendar year, the state government said in the Legislative Assembly today.
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Over 14 Lakh Children "Severely Malnourished" In India: Centre To Rajya Sabha
There are over 14 lakh severely malnourished children in the country as per the government's Poshan Tracker, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Wednesday.
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33 Lakh Children In India Malnourished, Over 50% Cases Severe: Report
Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has said in response to an RTI query
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9,27,606 Severely Acute Malnourished Children Identified, Nearly 4 Lakh In UP: Centre
Over nine lakh severely acute malnourished children aged between six months and six years have been identified in the country, out of whom 3,98,359 are from Uttar Pradesh, the Women and Child Development Ministry said.
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One Third Of World's Stunted Children In India, Nutrition Report Reveals
India is facing a major malnutrition crisis as it holds almost a third of the world's burden for growth inhibition, according to a global nutrition report published on Thursday.
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Gujarat's Claim On Low Number Of Malnourished Kids Inconsistent: CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said the Gujarat government has shown low number of malnourished children in the state by adopting different methodologies for calculation from those of World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Family Health Survey (NFHS).
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Activists Oppose Maharashtra's Ready-To-Use Food Packets Scheme For Malnourished Children
Mumbai: Maharashtra government’s proposed plan to provide ready-to-use therapeutic food packets for malnourished children has not found approval from the health activists. According to the activists, when the packet containing a sweet paste was given to malnourished children in a pilot project in Nandurbar district, the improvements shown were v...
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In Mumbai's Municipal Schools, 1 In Every 3 Children Malnourished, Reveals Report
In Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) schools, malnutrition has increased from 8 per cent to 34 per cent in the last three years, shows a report by Praja Foundation, a non-profit organisation. The report also reveals that affluent places like Colaba in south Mumbai are also affected by it with 29 per cent malnourished children in t...
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UP To Provide Healthy, Packaged Food To Malnourished Children
Packaged food will be provided to malnourished children in Uttar Pradesh soon, it was decided at a meeting between Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi in Lucknow on Tuesday.
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Five Malnourished Kids Found Living In Car With Healthy Parents, Police In Florida Say
The deputy said he was on a routine patrol in Greenacres, Fla., Saturday morning when he spotted the blue Toyota in a Wal-Mart parking lot. It wasn't the look of the vehicle that caught his attention but the smell emanating from it - an odor "similar to that of homeless camps," he said.
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How Parents Struggle To Get Their Underweight Children Treated In Palghar
Palghar, Maharashtra: Three-year old Gauri Sapta from Dohrepada in Maharashtra’s Jawhar has made at least 15 trips to the Jawhar Kutir hospital in the last three years. Each time, she spends over a week there to be nourished back to health. The ideal weight for a girl of her age is 12-13 kg. Gauri, however, weighs less than 5 kg. This time, her ...
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28% Kids Found Underweight At Health Camps In Maharashtra's Rural Palghar
Thane: Palghar district in Maharashtra is grappling with severe child malnutrition, a survey has shown. During the recent health camps, nearly 28 per cent children were found to be severely underweight in tribal-dominated Mokhada taluka in the rural Palghar district. State Health Minister Deepak Sawant visited the camps held at five villages in the...
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Chronic Malnutrition to Rise in Yemen on Lack of Water, Poor Sanitation
A lack of drinking water and poor sanitation in Yemen are likely to lead to a rise in chronic malnutrition with children under five most at risk, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said.
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Little Girls Bear the Brunt in India's Vicious Cycle of Malnutrition
When Palak was found barely breathing buried under a mound of soil in an impoverished village in Bihar, doctors who treated the abandoned new-born girl knew that nursing her back to health would not be easy.
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IIT researchers develop ready-to-eat food paste for malnourished children
Food engineers at the IIT Kharagpur have developed a cheap ready-to-eat paste for malnourished children.
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Nearly 78,000 Children Found Malnourished From January To March: Madhya Pradesh Data
Nearly 78,000 children were found to be malnourished in Madhya Pradesh in the first three months of this calendar year, the state government said in the Legislative Assembly today.
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Over 14 Lakh Children "Severely Malnourished" In India: Centre To Rajya Sabha
There are over 14 lakh severely malnourished children in the country as per the government's Poshan Tracker, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Wednesday.
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33 Lakh Children In India Malnourished, Over 50% Cases Severe: Report
Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has said in response to an RTI query
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9,27,606 Severely Acute Malnourished Children Identified, Nearly 4 Lakh In UP: Centre
Over nine lakh severely acute malnourished children aged between six months and six years have been identified in the country, out of whom 3,98,359 are from Uttar Pradesh, the Women and Child Development Ministry said.
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One Third Of World's Stunted Children In India, Nutrition Report Reveals
India is facing a major malnutrition crisis as it holds almost a third of the world's burden for growth inhibition, according to a global nutrition report published on Thursday.
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Gujarat's Claim On Low Number Of Malnourished Kids Inconsistent: CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said the Gujarat government has shown low number of malnourished children in the state by adopting different methodologies for calculation from those of World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Family Health Survey (NFHS).
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Activists Oppose Maharashtra's Ready-To-Use Food Packets Scheme For Malnourished Children
Mumbai: Maharashtra government’s proposed plan to provide ready-to-use therapeutic food packets for malnourished children has not found approval from the health activists. According to the activists, when the packet containing a sweet paste was given to malnourished children in a pilot project in Nandurbar district, the improvements shown were v...
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In Mumbai's Municipal Schools, 1 In Every 3 Children Malnourished, Reveals Report
In Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) schools, malnutrition has increased from 8 per cent to 34 per cent in the last three years, shows a report by Praja Foundation, a non-profit organisation. The report also reveals that affluent places like Colaba in south Mumbai are also affected by it with 29 per cent malnourished children in t...
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UP To Provide Healthy, Packaged Food To Malnourished Children
Packaged food will be provided to malnourished children in Uttar Pradesh soon, it was decided at a meeting between Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi in Lucknow on Tuesday.
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Five Malnourished Kids Found Living In Car With Healthy Parents, Police In Florida Say
The deputy said he was on a routine patrol in Greenacres, Fla., Saturday morning when he spotted the blue Toyota in a Wal-Mart parking lot. It wasn't the look of the vehicle that caught his attention but the smell emanating from it - an odor "similar to that of homeless camps," he said.
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How Parents Struggle To Get Their Underweight Children Treated In Palghar
Palghar, Maharashtra: Three-year old Gauri Sapta from Dohrepada in Maharashtra’s Jawhar has made at least 15 trips to the Jawhar Kutir hospital in the last three years. Each time, she spends over a week there to be nourished back to health. The ideal weight for a girl of her age is 12-13 kg. Gauri, however, weighs less than 5 kg. This time, her ...
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28% Kids Found Underweight At Health Camps In Maharashtra's Rural Palghar
Thane: Palghar district in Maharashtra is grappling with severe child malnutrition, a survey has shown. During the recent health camps, nearly 28 per cent children were found to be severely underweight in tribal-dominated Mokhada taluka in the rural Palghar district. State Health Minister Deepak Sawant visited the camps held at five villages in the...
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Chronic Malnutrition to Rise in Yemen on Lack of Water, Poor Sanitation
A lack of drinking water and poor sanitation in Yemen are likely to lead to a rise in chronic malnutrition with children under five most at risk, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said.
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Little Girls Bear the Brunt in India's Vicious Cycle of Malnutrition
When Palak was found barely breathing buried under a mound of soil in an impoverished village in Bihar, doctors who treated the abandoned new-born girl knew that nursing her back to health would not be easy.
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IIT researchers develop ready-to-eat food paste for malnourished children
Food engineers at the IIT Kharagpur have developed a cheap ready-to-eat paste for malnourished children.
