The case for community-led action to fight malnutrition in rural India

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India is host to more than 30% of child wasting globally, which is one of the main reasons for its deplorable child mortality rates also. What is even more surprising is the absolute stubbornness that this menace has shown over the last decade, despite huge amounts invested in building...
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The Promise of Non-peanut Recipes

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Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) is getting increasingly accepted as a cost-effective panacea to deal with the global menace of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), which impacts around 20 million children under age five worldwide. RUTF is now being considered as an alternative course of treatment for SAM-afflicted children who do...
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Malnutrition Problem and Need for Holistic Solution

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Recognizing the magnitude of the malnutrition problem, and the kind of multi-level interventions required to provide a sustainable and holistic solution, Government of India tagged September 2019 as “Poshan Maah”, which translates to “Nutrition Month”. This welcome move underlines the concern that it is time malnutrition is confronted on...
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Case of CMAM

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Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) approach is widely recognized for its effectiveness in treating Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in children under 5 years. Found potent across different socio-economic and geographical settings, CMAM helps volunteers in identifying the target population and initiating treatment for...
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