malnutrition

Insight News Desk: Odisha Health Minister Pratap Jena inaugurated a Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre with all facilities at the Sishu Bhawan premises in Bhubaneswar. Aim of the centre is to reduce malnutrition deaths and provide best…

A two-member team from National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) have scheduled to visit Nagada in Jajpur district of Odisha today, which has been in the news following the death of 19 malnourished children. But the team…

A five-member team of the Union Health Ministry will visit Nagada in Jajpur district of Odisha, which has been in the news following the death of 19 malnourished children. The team will take stock of the situation and suggest measures to…

By Shishir Gamang: There is an interesting dialogue between me and Mr. RL Jamuda, Odisha’s Chief Food Commissioner going on in facebook on the issues related to Nagada Juang Malnutrition Deaths. Mr. Jamuda who is a tribal himself was…

Bhubaneswar, Dec 21: The Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Odisha government for eradication of malnutrition among women and children in the state. The APPI would…

In an aim to promote food security in Odisha, the top officials of World Food Programme,WFP, led by Mr. Manoj Juneja, on Monday visited the State capital and called on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and other prominent leaders. The officials…

The Global Nutrition Report, launched in November 2014, tracks worldwide progress for all 193 UN countries in improving their nutrition status. By bringing together data on more than 80 nutrition indicators (including programme coverage,…

More than half the people in some developing countries could be at the risk of malnutrition if crop-pollinating animals like bees continue to decline, a study shows. Scientists at the University of Vermont and Harvard University have…

Odisha’s ST & SC Development Minister Lal Bihari Himirika today inaugurated a two-day national conclave named, “Nourishing India’s Tribal Children—Voices of front liners, good practices and policy implications” in the temple city of…