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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 'Govt plays important role in fighting malnutrition' by Syed Intishab Ali

'Govt plays important role in fighting malnutrition' by Syed Intishab Ali

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published Published on Feb 6, 2012   modified Modified on Feb 6, 2012

Jay Naidoo, chair of the GAIN Board, South Africa said 60 million children in India are malnourished, which is higher than the total population of South Africa.

Naidoo was in the city at the launch of fortified wheat flour and fortified edible oil for sale in open market. He said, "Around 60% of India's total population is living below poverty line. These people are dependant on the government. So, government plays important role in the fight against malnutrition as it passes laws, regulations and policies. These people need high quality food rich in folic acid, iron and Vitamin A."

Stressing on the importance of food fortification he said, "Food fortification should be done in compliance with the WHO guidelines. The cost of fortification is virtually nothing."

Naidoo, who was the minister for South Africa's Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) and communication minister in Nelson Mandela's cabinet said, "The government has the technology and money to fight against malnutrition but it needs political will."

He said that not only in India but also in other parts of the world, anaemic pregnant women give birth to underweight infants.

GAIN was created in 2002 at a special session of the UN General Assembly on children. It supports public-private partnerships to increase access to the missing nutrients in diet necessary for people, communities and economies to be stronger and healthier. "We set out in 2002, after the UN Summit on children that year, with a goal of reaching 1 billion people with more nutritious food," he said.


The Times of India, 4 February, 2012, http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-04/jaipur/31024735_1_fortification-malnutrition-important-role


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