Children older than five and adults aged 18 to 78 years with previous diagnoses of malnutrition were found to have higher odds of severe COVID-19 than those with no history of malnutrition in the same age groups ...
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Malnutrition
Malnutrition
According to the annual ‘The State Of Food Security And Nutrition In The World 2021’ report jointly published by multiple United Nation Agencies, the world was already off track to achieve its goal of eradicating hunger by 2030 but the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed the gains made ...
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Malleshwar Rao, a 27-year-old resident of Hyderabad, started a “Don’t Waste Food” initiative in 2011 under which he with the help of several volunteers distribute the leftovers from large events to the poor and needy ...
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Uttar Pradesh government is benefiting 1.6 crore people by providing nutritious Take Home Ration via 68,000 Self-Help women group, who have been given the duty of locally sourcing the ration and distributing it in their areas in a bid to tackle malnutrition in the state ...
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A look at the worrying malnutrition trends from National Family and Health Survey 5 (NFHS 5) report that has been released recently by the Health Ministry ...
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The partial findings of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey has highlighted that nutrition in children below five years of age continues to be an area of concern across all the states and Union Territories ...
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According to India Child Well-being Report 2020, released by World Vision India, many children in the country are no longer having three meals a day and many are missing school mid-day meals ...
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The Global Hunger Index 2020 was launched on October 16 to mark the World Food Day, where India has been ranked 94 out of the 107 assessed countries and the report highlights the crisis of child wasting in the country ...
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World Food Day is celebrated every year on October 16 by more than 150 countries with the aim to promote awareness about food, nutrition and healthy eating practices ...
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National Nutrition Month 2020 India: Food fortification, the practise of adding vital micronutrients to staple foods is a cost-effective way to address micronutrient deficiency but there are some limitations to this strategy ...
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According to the recently published report - World Nutrition Report 2020, India is one among those 88 countries who are not on track for any of the WHA (World Health Assembly) nutrition target set for 2025 ...
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An on-ground report from Maharashtra'S Palghar region to showcase the plight of tribal families who are fighting A dual battle - malnutrition and COVID-19 ...
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