Malnutrition

Malnutrition limits development and the capacity to learn. It also costs lives: about 50 per cent of all childhood deaths are attributed to malnutrition.
Malnutrition is more common in India than in Sub-Saharan Africa. One in every three malnourished children in the world lives in India.

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Need to overcome Malnutrition

As reported in TOI there are nearly 16 crore children in India below the age of six years. According to Hon'ble Manmohan Singh, the health of the economy and society lies in the health of "this generation".

"In the years to come, these children will join our workforce as scientists, farmers, teachers, data operators, artisans and service providers. We cannot hope for a healthy future for our country with a large number of malnourished children," Singh said.

The results of this survey are both worrying and encouraging, according to Singh. "The survey reports high levels of malnutrition, despite impressive growth in our GDP. But it also indicates that one child in five has reached an acceptable healthy weight during the last seven years in 100 focus districts. This 20% decline in malnourishment is better than the rate of decline reported in National Family Health Survey 3," Singh said.

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