Curbing malnutrition in india

30 Jul 2022 Curbing malnutrition in india

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Recently the Ministry of Women and Child Development has set targets to curb malnutrition in India.

Aim to reduce stunting and undernutrition (prevalence of underweight) by 2% per annum in children under 6 years of age.
Prevention of undernutrition of children of 0 to 6 years of age and to reduce it at the rate of 6 percent i.e. 2% per annum.
To reduce the prevalence of anemia in children aged 6 to 59 months at the rate of 9% per annum.
To reduce the prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating mothers in the age group of 15 to 49 years by 9% or 3% per annum.
Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or its oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient to meet the body’s need for blood.
This is highlighted in the NFHS-5 report which includes detailed information on key segments of the population, such as:
Health and Family Welfare, Fertility, Family Planning, Infant and Child Mortality, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition and Anemia, Morbidity and Health Care, Women Empowerment etc.

Meghalaya has the highest number of stunted children (46.5%), followed by Bihar (42.9%).
Maharashtra has the highest rate of child wasting/disability among children at 25.6%, followed by Gujarat (25.1%).
Jharkhand has the highest percentage (26%) of women between the ages of 15 and 49 who have a below normal body mass index (BMI).

The total fertility rate (TFR), the average number of children per woman, decreased from 2.2 nationally to 2.0 between NFHS -4 and 5.
The overall Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) in the country has increased from 54% to 67%.
Institutional births in India have increased from 79% to 89%.
As per the report, stunting/dwarfism has come down from 4% to 35.5%, wasting has come down from 21.0% to 19.3% and underweight has come down from 35.8% to 32.1%.
Women (15-49 years old) with a below normal body mass index (BMI) decreased from 22.9% in NFHS-4 to 18.7% in NFHS-5.

Malnutrition is a condition that develops when the body is deprived of the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissue and organ function.
Malnutrition occurs in people who are either malnourished or over-nourished.

POSHAN Abhiyaan: The Government of India has launched the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) or POSHAN Abhiyaan to ensure “Malnutrition Free India” by the year 2022.
Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyan: Launched in the year 2018, the mission aims to reduce the annual rate of anemia by one to three percentage points.
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY): Rs 6,000 is directly transferred to the bank accounts of pregnant women to get better facilities for delivery.
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme: It was launched in the year 1975 and the objective of this scheme is to provide food, pre-school education, primary health care, immunization, health check-up and other is to provide services.