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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Mitigating malnutrition -Dr. Pavitra Mohan and Dr Sanjana Brahmawar Mohan

Mitigating malnutrition -Dr. Pavitra Mohan and Dr Sanjana Brahmawar Mohan

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published Published on Jun 26, 2020   modified Modified on Jun 28, 2020

-IDROnline.org

In response to the food crisis created by the lockdown, here’s what anganwadis can do to ensure that children stay nourished in times of COVID-19 and beyond.

Two-year old Rameela* lives in Nayaghar, 100 km from Udaipur and 35 km from the nearest town. For nearly three months now, Rameela has received a tiffin every morning, filled with sattu (a porridge made from cereals, pulses, sugar, and oil) and khichdi (a semisolid gruel made from rice and dal with added oil). It is delivered from the Nayaghar phulwari or day-care centre, where Rameela is enrolled. Rameela’s father was a daily wage earner in Ahmedabad, who left the city as soon as the lockdown was announced and walked back to his village—a journey which took almost two days. The family has very little money or food, and the tiffin that is delivered to Rameela is essential to ensuring her nutrition, health, and well-being.

The lockdown created a food crisis

The loss of livelihoods and non-payment of dues after the lockdown has left rural households with very little cash to buy food. As a result of supply chain disruptions, small stores, which are the lifelines of most villages, have had erratic stocks of dal, oil, sugar, and other essential items. Where such items are available, there have been times when prices have increased by 30-50 percent or more. Lack of transport has also limited travel from the villages to buy foodstuff or withdraw cash from banks.

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IDROnline.org, 26 June, 2020, https://idronline.org/mitigating-malnutrition/


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