Over 93 Lakh
Children in India Suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition
Over 93 lakh children have severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the
country, the government on Tuesday said, citing data from the latest health
survey.
Minister of State for Health Faggan Singh Kulaste told the Rajya
Sabha that there are 966 Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs) in 25 states
and UTs in the country.
"It is estimated that around 93.4 lakh children are having
severe acute malnutrition (SAM) as per National Family Health Survey (NFHS)4
and out of this, 10 per cent of SAM with medical complications may require
admission to NRCs," he said in a written reply.
In this context , the following news in Business Line (
02 Dec ) , appear to be a case of “ Too Little , Too Late “ :
“ Cabinet gives nod to set up Rs 9000 Crore nutrition mission “
The Mission , in its first phase ( 3 years ) cover 42 lakh children
That would work out to just Rs 19.5 / child /
day !
Any guess , how much of this amount will actually be “ food “ that reaches those
children and how much will be “ administrative expenses “ ?
And how many more years will it take to reach all those 93.4 lakh children ?
Key facts about
hunger in India
India is home to the largest
undernourished population in the world
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14.5% of our population is
undernourished
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190.7 million people go hungry everyday
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21.0% of children under 5
are underweight
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38.4% of children under 5 years of age are stunted
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1 in 4 children
malnourished
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3,000 children
in India die every day from poor diet related illness
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24% of under-five deaths in India
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30% of neo-natal deaths in India
I urge the Government to take help of digital technology ( JAM trinity of Jan Dhan
A/C – Aadhar – Mobile phone ), to tackle this problem , by considering
implementation of :
BANMALI is the TOTAL SOLUTION
Saving 1.2 million Kids
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06 Dec 2017
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