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Swachh Bharat could help avert over 3L deaths: WHO
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): If India remains committed to achieving 100 per cent coverage in terms of safe sanitation services by October 2019, as many as 3,00,000 deaths caused due to diarrheal disease and protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) since the country launched the Swachh Bharat Mi
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Starvation deaths: NHRC issues notices to Centre, Delhi govt
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) on Thursday issued notices to the Centre and the Delhi Government over death of three minor sisters due to malnutrition and starvation in Mandawali area of the national capital.
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Delhi: 3 sisters die of starvation, magisterial probe ordered
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): The Delhi government on Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the deaths of three sisters who were found dead in east Delhi's Mandawali area.
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Andhra CM bats for health awareness programme
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 29 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday met with Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers and advised them to spread awareness about malnutrition, sanitation and health issues relating to pregnant women.
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8 infants die of malnutrition, water-borne diseases in Pak
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): At least eight infants reportedly died of malnutrition and water-borne diseases in Pakistan's Mithi region in Sindh.
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'Starvation' is larger than the hunger index
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 (ANI): When the sustainable development goals (SDGs) were being formulated, Goal 2 was one goal on which all the leaders of the world were unanimous in their decision that hunger will be eliminated from the world by the year 2030.
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Moving towards a malnutrition free India
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Jharkhand [India], Feb 10 (ANI): On March 29, 2017, Jharkhand Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma issued a letter making the Aadhar Card mandatory from April 2017.
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Gilgit-Baltistan registers alarming malnutrition rate
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan [Pakistan], Feb 08 (ANI): The deteriorating rate of malnutrition and infant mortality rate in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) raises serious concerns over poor health scenario in the region.
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GDP estimates lower due to malnutrition: Study
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Nearly four percent of India's GDP is estimated to have been lost due to malnutrition, an ASSOCHAM-EY joint paper noted.
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Naidu aims to make Andhra malnutrition free
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Raising concern on the health conditions of children in the state, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday asked the officials to ensure that the underweight, anemic and malnourished children get healthy within a year.
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IFRF Haryana working to ensure zero malnutrition amongst children in the c
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI-NewsVoir): Malnutrition amongst children in India translates into an increased risk of dying from common infections, stunted growth due to lack of adequate nutrition, and an overall increase in the mortality rate of children in the country.
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Cabinet approves National Nutrition Mission
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): In a move to target the problem of malnutrition, stunting and low birth weight babies, the Union Cabinet has approved setting up of National Nutrition Mission (NNM) with a three year budget of Rs 9046.17 crore commencing from 2017-18, the government said
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