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How to tackle under-nutrition effectively -Amarjeet Sinha

-The Hindu Business Line

A holistic approach, involving panchayats, community organisations, civil society and industry, is the best way forward

Science is certain that persistence of under-nutrition creates irreversible changes in the learning abilities of many infants, besides susceptibility to disease as they grow. The first thousand days are the key to reversing changes and ensuring proper nutritional development of every infant and mother. The Fifth National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5) reports 35.5 per cent children under five are stunted, 19.3 per cent wasted, and 32.1 per cent under-weight. These are unacceptable levels and compromise India’s coming generation’s learning and health.

The challenge of tackling under-nutrition is no rocket science. It can be tackled effectively over a short period if the thrust is correct. The recently released NFHS-5 brings out the unfinished agenda and the slow rate of decline in under-nutrition. Nutrition as a subject does not lend itself to narrow departmentalism.

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