malnutrition

Karachi, April 5 Seven infants, four of whom tested positive for mpox, have died in southeastern Pakistan, in what health officials described on Sunday as the country's first local outbreak of the infectious viral disease.The mpox cases were reported in Khairpur town, in the Sindh province.A...

Mumbai, Apr 1 NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil has claimed that anganwadi workers in Maharashtra are facing severe financial hardship due to the Centre's failure to release its share of honorarium for the past three months.The anganwadi workers play a crucial role in child development, women's...

Shillong, March 31 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma launched the Rs 127-crore 'Mission 1,000 Days' programme on Tuesday, aimed at improving nutrition, reducing stunting, and enhancing early childhood development.The initiative will support mothers and children during the critical...

Lucknow, March 30 – Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Monday that the state has set a target to recruit over 5,000 Anganwadi workers and more than 60,000 helpers this year, adding that the process has already begun.Speaking at a programme at Lok Bhawan here after...

Mumbai, March 26 The Bombay High Court on Thursday expressed concern over the ongoing crisis of infant, pregnant women, and lactating mothers dying due to malnutrition in the state's tribal belt.A bench headed by Justice R V Ghuge termed it a "tragedy" that the problem persists despite decades...

Mumbai, March 18 – The Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, criticised the BJP-led Mahayuti government on Wednesday, saying that the public healthcare system in Maharashtra is "on life support," and that the system has been eroded by corruption and mismanagement. They argued that these...

In Gandhinagar, on March 12, Minister of Women and Child Development, Dr. Manisha Vakil, responded to MLA Jignesh Mevani's remarks about Anganwadi workers and malnutrition during the Gujarat Assembly session. She stated that the condition of Anganwadi centers had significantly improved under the...

Ahmedabad, March 12 The ruling BJP and the opposition engaged in a verbal duel in the Gujarat assembly on Thursday over the issue of malnutrition, with the state government asserting that the figures cited by the Congress were outdated and that the situation had improved significantly.The...

The Integrated Child Development Services Department has launched Poshan 2.0 in the Reasi district to strengthen efforts aimed at combating malnutrition among children and improving the health and nutrition of women and young mothers.As part of the initiative, a dedicated center under the...

Islamabad, February 27 – A new government report has revealed that 26.2 million children in Pakistan are still out of school, local media reported on Friday.Pakistan's Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training released the 'Girls' Education Statistics and Trends Report 2023-24'...

Bhubaneswar, February 26 Union Minister Annapurna Devi has advised the Odisha government to organize 'Tithi Bhojan' and observe 'Poshan Diwas' in Anganwadi centres to strengthen nutrition initiatives.The union minister told officers of the Women and Child Development Department of Odisha...

United Nations, February 26 – Approximately 6.5 million people, or about a third of Somalia's population, will face crisis levels of hunger by March, an increase of 1.7 million since January, UN officials warned.Speaking to reporters on Wednesday at the UN headquarters via video link, World...

Sabarkantha, February 25 – A district-level nutrition initiative in Sabarkantha district, Gujarat, has reported improvements in maternal health and birth weights after a year of targeted support for underweight pregnant women.The “Lalan Palan” project, launched by the Sabarkantha District...

Mumbai, February 25 – Maharashtra Minister of Women and Child Welfare, Aditi Tatkare, stated on Wednesday that 192 Gram Panchayats from the state have secured positions among the top 1,000 performing Gram Panchayats in the country – the highest representation by any state in the 'Suvidha Gram...

Buldhana, February 24 Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal expressed hope on Tuesday that after President Droupadi Murmu's visit to Buldhana on February 25, the 70 healthcare centers under the AYUSH department, which themselves are in a "precarious" state, will become operational...

Shimla, February 23 The Himachal Pradesh government has planned to launch the Indira Gandhi Matri Shishu Sankalp Yojna (IGMSSY) with an outlay of ₹207.11 crore to strengthen women and child healthcare services and combat malnutrition in the state.The scheme aims to provide high-quality...

Islamabad, February 19 – A new assessment by the United Nations (UN) has revealed that approximately 7.5 million people in Pakistan face high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition after a year marked by heavy monsoon floods, prolonged drought, dry spells, and increased violence.From...

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to supply rice in support of global humanitarian operations aimed at combating hunger. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has announced that...

Mumbai, February 17 The climate crisis is also a child rights crisis, as it impacts nutrition and learning, UNICEF India Representative Cynthia McCaffrey said on Tuesday."We call the climate crisis a 'child rights crisis'… Today, one billion children around the world live in an extremely...

Lucknow, February 16 Uttar Pradesh Women and Child Development and Nutrition Minister Baby Rani Maurya said in the Assembly on Monday that children in the state are being provided supplementary nutrition according to prescribed standards, and that malnutrition levels have declined.However, she...