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&lt;em&gt;With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the &amp;ldquo;serious&amp;rdquo; category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country&lt;br /&gt;
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The release of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has once again brought the poor state of nutrition in India onto the spotlight. Although there are improvements in India&amp;rsquo;s hunger and nutrition indicators, on the whole its rank has gone down compared to earlier years. India ranks 100 out of 119 countries, coming below neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh and Nepal. With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the &amp;ldquo;serious&amp;rdquo; category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country. This report has come close on the heels of Government of India&amp;rsquo;s launch of a nutrition strategy through the Niti Aayog&amp;rsquo;s policy paper and the National Nutrition Mission.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the &amp;ldquo;serious&amp;rdquo; category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country

The release of the Global Hunger Index (GHI)...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;-National Herald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the &amp;ldquo;serious&amp;rdquo; category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The release of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has once again brought the poor state of nutrition in India onto the spotlight. Although there are improvements in India&amp;rsquo;s hunger and nutrition indicators, on the whole its rank has gone down compared to earlier years. India ranks 100 out of 119 countries, coming below neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh and Nepal. With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the &amp;ldquo;serious&amp;rdquo; category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country. This report has come close on the heels of Government of India&amp;rsquo;s launch of a nutrition strategy through the Niti Aayog&amp;rsquo;s policy paper and the National Nutrition Mission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While the nutrition strategy rightly recognises the need for multi-sectoral interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country, it is yet to be seen whether it will be backed up with sufficient funds and resources to strengthen some of the critical programmes for nutrition such as the ICDS. It is unfortunate that the debate has been mainly around proposals to introduce packaged foods or cash transfers to replace decentralised food distribution in anganwadi centres. Such proposals not only favour commercial and vested interests more than malnourished women, children and communities, but they also divert attention away from the real issues of unequal access to food, livelihoods and natural resources.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is welcome that the theme of this year&amp;rsquo;s report of the GHI is on &amp;ldquo;The Inequalities of Hunger&amp;rdquo;. As the report rightly points out, &amp;ldquo;Examining hunger through the lens of inequality brings into sharper focus those populations, at all levels, who have so far been left behind. As we make progress in combating hunger, we should apply lessons learned and concentrate attention and resources on the areas where hunger and undernutrition are still unacceptably high in order to further decrease hunger in the future.&amp;rdquo; Inequalities in nutrition outcomes exist not just between different countries but within nations too. In India, there are stark inequalities not only in wealth and incomes but also in health and nutrition outcomes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4, 2015-16) points to some of these inequalities which need to be taken into consideration when policy is being formulated. Although the overall rate of stunting (low height for age) prevalence among children under five years of age has come down to 38 per cent (NFHS-4) from 48 per cent (NFHS-3); the inequalities amongst different social and economic categories are still very high. Therefore, 51per cent of children of mothers who had no education are stunted compared to 31per cent of children of mothers who have completed secondary education or more. Similarly, while 44 per cent of children belonging to Scheduled Tribes (STs) are stunted, 31 per cent is the rate of stunting amongst those belonging to the General category. There are severe inequalities by wealth too, with 51 per centof children in lowest wealth quintile being stunted compared to 22 per cent children in the highest quintile. Further, regional inequalities are also significant with the prevalence of stunting ranging from 48.3 per cent in Bihar to 19.7 per cent in Kerala. The NFHS-4 data shows similar differences in the data for underweight children as well; another indicator of malnutrition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/global-hunger-index-we-need-significant-improvements-to-dent-malnutrition&quot; title=&quot;https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/global-hunger-index-we-need-significant-improvements-to-dent-malnutrition&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
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-National Herald&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the &amp;ldquo;serious&amp;rdquo; category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country&lt;br /&gt;
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The release of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has once again brought the poor state of nutrition in India onto the spotlight. Although there are improvements in India&amp;rsquo;s hunger and nutrition indicators, on the whole its rank has gone down compared to earlier years. India ranks 100 out of 119 countries, coming below neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh and Nepal. With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the &amp;ldquo;serious&amp;rdquo; category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country. This report has come close on the heels of Government of India&amp;rsquo;s launch of a nutrition strategy through the Niti Aayog&amp;rsquo;s policy paper and the National Nutrition Mission.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While the nutrition strategy rightly recognises the need for multi-sectoral interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country, it is yet to be seen whether it will be backed up with sufficient funds and resources to strengthen some of the critical programmes for nutrition such as the ICDS. It is unfortunate that the debate has been mainly around proposals to introduce packaged foods or cash transfers to replace decentralised food distribution in anganwadi centres. Such proposals not only favour commercial and vested interests more than malnourished women, children and communities, but they also divert attention away from the real issues of unequal access to food, livelihoods and natural resources.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It is welcome that the theme of this year&amp;rsquo;s report of the GHI is on &amp;ldquo;The Inequalities of Hunger&amp;rdquo;. As the report rightly points out, &amp;ldquo;Examining hunger through the lens of inequality brings into sharper focus those populations, at all levels, who have so far been left behind. As we make progress in combating hunger, we should apply lessons learned and concentrate attention and resources on the areas where hunger and undernutrition are still unacceptably high in order to further decrease hunger in the future.&amp;rdquo; Inequalities in nutrition outcomes exist not just between different countries but within nations too. In India, there are stark inequalities not only in wealth and incomes but also in health and nutrition outcomes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4, 2015-16) points to some of these inequalities which need to be taken into consideration when policy is being formulated. Although the overall rate of stunting (low height for age) prevalence among children under five years of age has come down to 38 per cent (NFHS-4) from 48 per cent (NFHS-3); the inequalities amongst different social and economic categories are still very high. Therefore, 51per cent of children of mothers who had no education are stunted compared to 31per cent of children of mothers who have completed secondary education or more. Similarly, while 44 per cent of children belonging to Scheduled Tribes (STs) are stunted, 31 per cent is the rate of stunting amongst those belonging to the General category. There are severe inequalities by wealth too, with 51 per centof children in lowest wealth quintile being stunted compared to 22 per cent children in the highest quintile. Further, regional inequalities are also significant with the prevalence of stunting ranging from 48.3 per cent in Bihar to 19.7 per cent in Kerala. The NFHS-4 data shows similar differences in the data for underweight children as well; another indicator of malnutrition.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/global-hunger-index-we-need-significant-improvements-to-dent-malnutrition&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more. &lt;br /&gt;
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-National Herald

With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the &amp;ldquo;serious&amp;rdquo; category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country

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-National Herald<br />
<br />
<em>With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the &ldquo;serious&rdquo; category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country<br />
</em><br />
The release of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has once again brought the poor state of nutrition in India onto the spotlight. Although there are improvements in India&rsquo;s hunger and nutrition indicators, on the whole its rank has gone down compared to earlier years. India ranks 100 out of 119 countries, coming below neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh and Nepal. With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the &ldquo;serious&rdquo; category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country. This report has come close on the heels of Government of India&rsquo;s launch of a nutrition strategy through the Niti Aayog&rsquo;s policy paper and the National Nutrition Mission.<br />
<br />
While the nutrition strategy rightly recognises the need for multi-sectoral interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country, it is yet to be seen whether it will be backed up with sufficient funds and resources to strengthen some of the critical programmes for nutrition such as the ICDS. It is unfortunate that the debate has been mainly around proposals to introduce packaged foods or cash transfers to replace decentralised food distribution in anganwadi centres. Such proposals not only favour commercial and vested interests more than malnourished women, children and communities, but they also divert attention away from the real issues of unequal access to food, livelihoods and natural resources.<br />
<br />
It is welcome that the theme of this year&rsquo;s report of the GHI is on &ldquo;The Inequalities of Hunger&rdquo;. As the report rightly points out, &ldquo;Examining hunger through the lens of inequality brings into sharper focus those populations, at all levels, who have so far been left behind. As we make progress in combating hunger, we should apply lessons learned and concentrate attention and resources on the areas where hunger and undernutrition are still unacceptably high in order to further decrease hunger in the future.&rdquo; Inequalities in nutrition outcomes exist not just between different countries but within nations too. In India, there are stark inequalities not only in wealth and incomes but also in health and nutrition outcomes.<br />
<br />
The data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4, 2015-16) points to some of these inequalities which need to be taken into consideration when policy is being formulated. Although the overall rate of stunting (low height for age) prevalence among children under five years of age has come down to 38 per cent (NFHS-4) from 48 per cent (NFHS-3); the inequalities amongst different social and economic categories are still very high. Therefore, 51per cent of children of mothers who had no education are stunted compared to 31per cent of children of mothers who have completed secondary education or more. Similarly, while 44 per cent of children belonging to Scheduled Tribes (STs) are stunted, 31 per cent is the rate of stunting amongst those belonging to the General category. There are severe inequalities by wealth too, with 51 per centof children in lowest wealth quintile being stunted compared to 22 per cent children in the highest quintile. Further, regional inequalities are also significant with the prevalence of stunting ranging from 48.3 per cent in Bihar to 19.7 per cent in Kerala. The NFHS-4 data shows similar differences in the data for underweight children as well; another indicator of malnutrition.<br />
<br />
Please <a href="https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/global-hunger-index-we-need-significant-improvements-to-dent-malnutrition">click here</a> to read more. <br />
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-National Herald<br />
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<em>With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the &ldquo;serious&rdquo; category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country<br />
</em><br />
The release of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has once again brought the poor state of nutrition in India onto the spotlight. Although there are improvements in India&rsquo;s hunger and nutrition indicators, on the whole its rank has gone down compared to earlier years. India ranks 100 out of 119 countries, coming below neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh and Nepal. With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the &ldquo;serious&rdquo; category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country. This report has come close on the heels of Government of India&rsquo;s launch of a nutrition strategy through the Niti Aayog&rsquo;s policy paper and the National Nutrition Mission.<br />
<br />
While the nutrition strategy rightly recognises the need for multi-sectoral interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country, it is yet to be seen whether it will be backed up with sufficient funds and resources to strengthen some of the critical programmes for nutrition such as the ICDS. It is unfortunate that the debate has been mainly around proposals to introduce packaged foods or cash transfers to replace decentralised food distribution in anganwadi centres. Such proposals not only favour commercial and vested interests more than malnourished women, children and communities, but they also divert attention away from the real issues of unequal access to food, livelihoods and natural resources.<br />
<br />
It is welcome that the theme of this year&rsquo;s report of the GHI is on &ldquo;The Inequalities of Hunger&rdquo;. As the report rightly points out, &ldquo;Examining hunger through the lens of inequality brings into sharper focus those populations, at all levels, who have so far been left behind. As we make progress in combating hunger, we should apply lessons learned and concentrate attention and resources on the areas where hunger and undernutrition are still unacceptably high in order to further decrease hunger in the future.&rdquo; Inequalities in nutrition outcomes exist not just between different countries but within nations too. In India, there are stark inequalities not only in wealth and incomes but also in health and nutrition outcomes.<br />
<br />
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<br />
Please <a href="https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/global-hunger-index-we-need-significant-improvements-to-dent-malnutrition">click here</a> to read more. <br />
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Global Hunger Index: We need significant improvements to dent malnutrition -Dipa Sinha

-National Herald With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the “serious” category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country The release of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has once again brought the poor state of nutrition in India onto the spotlight. Although there are improvements in India’s hunger and nutrition indicators, on the whole its rank has gone down compared to earlier years. India ranks 100 out of 119 countries, coming below neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh and Nepal. With a GHI of 31.4, India is at the high end of the “serious” category and this highlights the need for an urgent focus on interventions towards reducing malnutrition in the country. This report has come close on the heels of Government of India’s launch of a nutrition strategy through the Niti Aayog’s policy paper and the National Nutrition Mission. While the nutrition strategy rightly recognises the need for multi-sectoral interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country, it is yet to be seen whether it will be backed up with sufficient funds and resources to strengthen some of the critical programmes for nutrition such as the ICDS. It is unfortunate that the debate has been mainly around proposals to introduce packaged foods or cash transfers to replace decentralised food distribution in anganwadi centres. Such proposals not only favour commercial and vested interests more than malnourished women, children and communities, but they also divert attention away from the real issues of unequal access to food, livelihoods and natural resources. It is welcome that the theme of this year’s report of the GHI is on “The Inequalities of Hunger”. As the report rightly points out, “Examining hunger through the lens of inequality brings into sharper focus those populations, at all levels, who have so far been left behind. As we make progress in combating hunger, we should apply lessons learned and concentrate attention and resources on the areas where hunger and undernutrition are still unacceptably high in order to further decrease hunger in the future.” Inequalities in nutrition outcomes exist not just between different countries but within nations too. In India, there are stark inequalities not only in wealth and incomes but also in health and nutrition outcomes. The data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4, 2015-16) points to some of these inequalities which need to be taken into consideration when policy is being formulated. Although the overall rate of stunting (low height for age) prevalence among children under five years of age has come down to 38 per cent (NFHS-4) from 48 per cent (NFHS-3); the inequalities amongst different social and economic categories are still very high. Therefore, 51per cent of children of mothers who had no education are stunted compared to 31per cent of children of mothers who have completed secondary education or more. Similarly, while 44 per cent of children belonging to Scheduled Tribes (STs) are stunted, 31 per cent is the rate of stunting amongst those belonging to the General category. There are severe inequalities by wealth too, with 51 per centof children in lowest wealth quintile being stunted compared to 22 per cent children in the highest quintile. Further, regional inequalities are also significant with the prevalence of stunting ranging from 48.3 per cent in Bihar to 19.7 per cent in Kerala. The NFHS-4 data shows similar differences in the data for underweight children as well; another indicator of malnutrition. Please click here to read more.