India, which has taken proactive steps to reduce neonatal mortality, is likely to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets in this key area by 2030, a top WHO official has said, citing data on the annual rate of reduction for newborn deaths in the country between 2016 and 2021. “India has taken important steps … Read more
22.8 crore in India still multi-dimensionally poor, of whom 9.7 crore are children 22.8 crore in India still multi-dimensionally poor, of whom 9.7 crore are children As many as 41.5 crore people exited poverty in India during the 15-year period between 2005-06 and 2019-21, out of which two-thirds exited in the first 10 years, and … Read more
Women and children are a key demography that needs to be specifically targeted when taking action against malnutrition, as the malady has an inter-generational dimension. By Dr. Pankaj Verma, With the release of Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021, the nationwide nutrition status has again taken centre-stage amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Notwithstanding the questions around … Read more