India is stepping up to strengthen its maternal health through comprehensive national programs that address “Health and Social inequities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”. Prevailing Issues— Under-Nourishment continues to adversely affect the majority of women and her children in India. An undernourished mother unavoidably gives birth to a low birth weight baby. Due to […]
Poor dietary practices during pregnancy can result in increased rates of stillbirths, premature birth, low birth weight, maternal and prenatal death. Majority of pregnant women in rural India are deprived of health facilities. Only one-third of pregnant women in rural set-up eat healthy and nutritious food. A survey–called Jaccha-Baccha (JABS), was conducted where the teams visited the Anganwadis [Rural Child […]
The Intention of the ‘Child Nutrition Policy’ is clear but achieving its goals is an enormous challenge. The policy aims to design various schemes that address malnutrition and set up a robust convergence mechanism. Access to Healthy and Nutritious Food is the backbone of human development. ‘Child Nutrition Scheme’ is a very ambitious program. Still, before we achieve what […]
Let us all first ask ourselves this question–What makes us waste food? Well, the answer is—because we either think that food is very easy to get, or we do not care for it. Wastage happens because people who get food but waste it, do not realise the pain of the others who have to struggle for […]
“Every Newborn Action Plan” (ENAP) was started in India, with contributions and efforts from many correspondents involved in maternal and child health. The plan brought forward surprising statistics on newborn care. A WHO report says, over 35 million babies are born too early, too small or become sick and need specialised care to survive. There […]
According to the data from India’s “Largest National Survey” on social consumption, conducted in 2018, only one-fifth of the Indians in rural and urban India have some private or government health insurance. Well, Reasons for Lack of Health Insurance are— Low Income Groups—To be able to receive any health insurance, the low-income groups […]
Initiatives to promote women health through prevention and wellness, improve the social condition of women both as an individual and community. Healthy life style: Through good nutrition, exercise and quality sleep we can promote a healthy life style and reduce the risk of chronic disease. Parents being the role model of their children, their health […]
We Indians waste as much food as the “Whole of United Kingdom Consumes”. Food Wastage surely is an alarming issue in India. Our street, garbage bins and landfills prove it. Weddings, canteens, hotels, social functions and households heave out so much uneaten food. According to “The United Nations Development Program“, around 45% of the food […]
Integrated Child Development Scheme [ICDS] was introduced in 1975 to improve Indian children’s health and quality of life. Anaemia, malnutrition, stunting, and under-immunization are ubiquitous, especially among children of poor or marginalized backgrounds. The goal of ICDS is to feed, educate, and care for vulnerable kids and mothers. What was then a small initiative became […]
Almost one-third of the population of India comprises of children up to 14 years of age. Our duty as a community is to protect the health and well-being of this largest demographic group. We need a sturdy programme and policies as these children are our future and intellectual powerhouse of our country. *India was the […]