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NDTV Health Leader 2025: From Gandhi's Vision To Policy Wins, How The Satavs Conquered Malnutrition, Infant Deaths
Dr Ashish and Dr Kavita Satav share how their work has been able to bring policy changes, not just in Maharashtra but also in several other states.
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'Horrific': Court On Malnutrition Deaths Of Kids In Maharashtra's Tribal Region
Terming the deaths of infants due to malnutrition in Maharashtra's tribal-dominated Melghat as "horrific", the Bombay High Court pulled up the state government for its "extremely casual" approach towards the issue.
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Activists Say Malnutrition Caused 2 Infant Deaths, Officials Deny: Report
Activists in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday said the recent deaths of two children in the 4-month to 11-month age group took place due to malnutrition, though officials rejected the allegations.
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Opposition Counters Maharashtra Minister's "No Malnutrition Death" Claim
Maharashtra Tribal Development Minister Vijaykumar Gavit today said in the state Assembly that there has been no child death reported due to malnutrition in the state in the last five years.
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Over 4,000 Children Found Suffering From Acute Malnutrition In Mumbai City: Maharashtra Council Told
A nutrition rehabilitation centre was set up at Shatabdi Hospital in Mumbai on August 20 to provide medication to bring the children out of acute malnutrition.
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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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"Welfare Schemes Only On Paper": Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Monday said welfare schemes for the tribal population are only on paper and sought to know from the Maharashtra government what steps it has taken to prevent deaths of children due to malnutrition in the tribal regions.
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Stern Action If Any More Child Deaths Due To Malnutrition: High Court To Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Monday warned the Maharashtra government of stern action if there are any more deaths of children due to malnutrition in the state's tribal belt.
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"We Stay Hungry So Kids Can Eat": Malnutrition Rises In Maharashtra's Palghar
Umesh is three years old but weighs the same as a one-year-old. At 8 kg, he's underweight by 4 kg or 33 per cent. And his height is 84 centimetres, or 6.6 per cent less than ideal. With no schools amid the coronavirus crisis, there are also no midday meals - the government's food scheme - for his nine-year-old brother. Their mother, Pramila Bhambre...
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Maharashtra Tribal Woman Kills 3-Year-Old Daughter, Then Dies By Suicide
A tribal woman, reportedly unable to cope with extreme property accentuated by the coronavirus crisis, died by suicide in Maharashtra's Palghar district, around 150km from Mumbai.
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NDTV Health Leader 2025: From Gandhi's Vision To Policy Wins, How The Satavs Conquered Malnutrition, Infant Deaths
Dr Ashish and Dr Kavita Satav share how their work has been able to bring policy changes, not just in Maharashtra but also in several other states.
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'Horrific': Court On Malnutrition Deaths Of Kids In Maharashtra's Tribal Region
Terming the deaths of infants due to malnutrition in Maharashtra's tribal-dominated Melghat as "horrific", the Bombay High Court pulled up the state government for its "extremely casual" approach towards the issue.
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Activists Say Malnutrition Caused 2 Infant Deaths, Officials Deny: Report
Activists in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday said the recent deaths of two children in the 4-month to 11-month age group took place due to malnutrition, though officials rejected the allegations.
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Opposition Counters Maharashtra Minister's "No Malnutrition Death" Claim
Maharashtra Tribal Development Minister Vijaykumar Gavit today said in the state Assembly that there has been no child death reported due to malnutrition in the state in the last five years.
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Over 4,000 Children Found Suffering From Acute Malnutrition In Mumbai City: Maharashtra Council Told
A nutrition rehabilitation centre was set up at Shatabdi Hospital in Mumbai on August 20 to provide medication to bring the children out of acute malnutrition.
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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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"Welfare Schemes Only On Paper": Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Monday said welfare schemes for the tribal population are only on paper and sought to know from the Maharashtra government what steps it has taken to prevent deaths of children due to malnutrition in the tribal regions.
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Stern Action If Any More Child Deaths Due To Malnutrition: High Court To Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Monday warned the Maharashtra government of stern action if there are any more deaths of children due to malnutrition in the state's tribal belt.
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"We Stay Hungry So Kids Can Eat": Malnutrition Rises In Maharashtra's Palghar
Umesh is three years old but weighs the same as a one-year-old. At 8 kg, he's underweight by 4 kg or 33 per cent. And his height is 84 centimetres, or 6.6 per cent less than ideal. With no schools amid the coronavirus crisis, there are also no midday meals - the government's food scheme - for his nine-year-old brother. Their mother, Pramila Bhambre...
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Maharashtra Tribal Woman Kills 3-Year-Old Daughter, Then Dies By Suicide
A tribal woman, reportedly unable to cope with extreme property accentuated by the coronavirus crisis, died by suicide in Maharashtra's Palghar district, around 150km from Mumbai.
