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Jyotiraditya Scindia gives zero hour notice in RS over increasing cases of
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday gave a Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over increasing cases of malnutrition among women and children.
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Identification of SAM children a timely move; community management vital:
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): Therapeutic food manufacturers have emphasised the need for making Community-based programs an integral part of the protocol for managing Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) amongst children.
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High malnutrition rate in Xinjiang amid China crackdown on Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Xinjiang [China], February 22 (ANI): With the Chinese government continuing to suppress Uyghurs in Xinjiang, malnutrition has been rising in the community, especially among children and adolescents, according to two separate studies by Chinese researchers.
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Govt schemes helped thousands of children, women out of malnutrition, says
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], February 1 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said that State government schemes like 'Matri Sashaktikaran Abhiyan' and 'Mukhyamantri Suposhan Abhiyan' have helped thousands of children and women in coming out of malnutrition.
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Two more children die of malnutrition, disease in Pakistan's Tharparkar
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], December 20 (ANI): Two more children have died in Tharparkar district of Sindh province due to health problems arising from malnutrition and diseases, ARY News reported.
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Toxin provides clues to long-term effects of diarrhea caused by E. coli
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that a toxin produced by the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), long known to cause diarrhea, also has other effects on the human digestive tract.
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Therapeutic Food Makers Look to Collaborate with Govt. in Fighting Malnutr
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): CMAM Association of India, comprising manufacturers of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) used in Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), has extended support to the Government to supply RUTF and develop new/other products so as to
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India providing free ration to about 80 crore poor for last 7-8 months: PM
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India has been providing free ration to about 80 crore poor for the last seven to eight months amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hexagon Nutrition and ASSOCHAM in collaboration with GAIN bring Severe Acu
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is one of the hardest forms of malnutrition in children. There is increasing concern that COVID-19 will lead to an economic downturn and that current poverty will lead to a worsening of the country's maln
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Ministries of WCD, AYUSH sign MoU for eradication of malnutrition
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of AYUSH to join efforts to eradicate malnutrition in the country.
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Poshan Maah 2020: PM Modi, Amit Shah kick off campaign against malnutritio
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Launching a social media campaign to promote "Poshan Maah", Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday stressed the importance of proper nutrition in building a prosperous nation and asked the people to contribute towards a mal
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Malnutrition should be brought down by one per cent in six months, UP Chie
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday reviewed preparations of 'National Nutrition Month-2020' and said the target is to bring down malnutrition by one per cent in the next six months.
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