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Malnutrition Widespread among Indian Children
January 18, 2012
There is nothing we cannot live down, rise above, or overcome.
-Ella Wheeler-Wilcox
-Ella Wheeler-Wilcox
"The problem of malnutrition is a matter of national shame. Despite impressive growth in our GDP, the level of undernutrition in the country is unacceptably high."
The report, conducted by the Naandi Foundation, did provide some good news: Levels of malnutrition have fallen by 20 percent in the last seven years. The prime minister observed that this level of progress is too slow and called for government ministries and private groups to focus on issues like the education of mothers, sanitation, hygiene, the status of women in society, and child-rearing practices.
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Displaying All 2 CommentsJumpStartTulsa-Community Service Council
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
While I find it admiral that the US is concerned about other countries and their needs, I also find it a convenient scapegoat to the truth about our own hunger issues right here in America. According to Hunger In America 2011, we are at grave risk for food insecurity. Our children are malnourished! Pediatricians are calling it a more politically correct name (PEM). Our children are both emaciated and obese due to insufficient food, poor food choices and food deserts where accessibility to nutritious, fresh foods are non-existent. In 2012, the US is ranked NUMBER 1 in GDP...in 2011 we were ranked the the 6th RICHEST COUNTRY in the world...we MUST start focusing on our own children...as much as we need to focus on children around the world...http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/us_hunger_facts.htm
Shishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Dear
Child Friend , Its a shame to me . The greatest project for Children is ICDS
But their report is not cent percent correct . Private organisations cannot
interfare in their works . Private institutions cannot get help from Govt.
Nirmal
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