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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 27% UP kids are malnourished

27% UP kids are malnourished

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published Published on Dec 29, 2013   modified Modified on Dec 29, 2013
-The Asian Age


Lucknow: The Akhilesh government's assurances of proper nutrition for children seems to be proving hollow with more than 24 per cent of the school-going children found to be malnourished and 17 per cent found to be anaemic.
These facts emerged at a state-level orientation programme on Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) organised by the department of health.

Principal health secretary, Pravir Kumar, said that this was based on the data gathered in the course of implementation of the RBSK in UP. He stated that more than 1 crore children have been covered under the programme in the state.

Mr Kumar told reporters that of these, around 35 lakh children were found suffering from one disease or the other. Of these, more than 24 per cent were malnourished while 17 per cent children suffered from anaemia.

Paediatricians said that the low levels of anaemia reflected in poor scholastic skills and performance of children in the state.

"Severe anaemia in children can impair and retard growth and motor and mental development. Children may exhibit a shortened attention span and decreased alertness. Children with severe iron-deficiency anaemia may also have an increased risk for stroke," said Dr Sanjay Niranjan of the Indian Paediatrics Association.

RBSK was introduced under the National Rural Health Mission to save children from disease, deficiency, disability and development delays.

RBSK began as Bal Swasthya Guarantee Yojana in January targeting children in the 2-16 years age group for three Ds - defects at birth, diseases and deficiencies.

In April 2013, the programme was modified by the ministry of health and family welfare in April and extended to all states in the country. The ministry added the element of "development delay" as the fourth D besides widening the age-bracket to 0-19 years.

Doctors associated with the programme revealed that malnutrition and anaemia were both a major cause of concern.

"The two factors make a child vulnerable to diseases. This is one of the significant factors leading to under-5 year mortality in the state. If these children cross the usual risks of disease, they grow up into weak men and women. Sustained anaemia reflects in weak women when they conceive," said Dr Aruna Narain, general manager of RBSK in UP.


The Asian Age, 28 December, 2013, http://www.asianage.com/india/27-kids-are-malnourished-236


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