Centre approves setting up of National Nutrition Mission to address malnutrition, stunting

The mission would map various schemes and monitor them real-time

Rise in teenage pregnancies, poor maternal health hurdle to breaking intergenerational cycle of undernutrition

Significant incidences of early marriage and childbearing are among the important causes of undernutrition

Globally, one in four children is stunted

India is home to the largest number of stunted children in the world

India home to highest number of undernourished women in developing world

Data for the research has been obtained from about 85 countries  

TB nutrition aid falls short

Hurdles in availing financial support under Nikshay Poshan Yojana will exacerbate India’s tuberculosis crisis

TB research shows a good diet can cut infections by nearly 50%

The TB community has typically looked for biomedical solutions, or “silver bullets”, for a social pathology, and we are struggling to …

Diseases, lack of continuum of care perpetuating malnutrition among children: experts

Major gaps identifed by experts, include improper screening methods to identify malnourished children and treatment failures

State of worry

After a long gap of 10 years, India has released the National Family Health Survey 2015-16, though only for 13 states and two Union Territories. …

Centre looks forward to fortified food to fight malnutrition

The Indian Council of Medical Research has come up with a micronutrient that will likely to be opted for by the government for its flagship programme

Lifestyle diseases, change in nutrition consumption pattern making urban India unhealthy

A new study finds rise in cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and diabetes among urban population of the country

First-of-its-kind policy initiative on nutrition and diet launched in Delhi

The total health burden arising from poor diet exceeds the combined burden of unsafe sex, alcohol, drug and tobacco use    

Why pregnancy brings distress for women in Sierra Leone

A crumbling health system deters women from going to hospitals, making the West African country home to the world's highest maternal death rate

Only 6 states in India have 45 HCWs per 10,000 population, says Niti SDG index

Some 71.3% households don’t have a single person covered under health insurance or a scheme

Malnutrition threatens 120 UN member nations, says global report

India performs well on under-5 stunting, but sanitation continues to be the biggest stumbling block

India has maximum infant deaths in the world

Lancet study says 5.5 million infant deaths in the world go unrecorded

The International Year of Millets is an opportunity to improve indigenous kids’ nutrition

About 4.7 million tribal children in the country suffer from chronic nutrition deprivation

3.1 million children under five die of malnutrition annually

Study says child mortality linked to maternal undernutrition, obesity