India: Madhya Pradesh tribal regions malnutrition

Madhya Pradesh: Health of a common people: An unfulfilled dream
No sincere efforts are being made in the State for remedy of malnutrition. Eighty two percent tribal children in the State are suffering from anaemia - report of Prashant Kumar Dubey
In MP expenditure on health of a child is only Rs. 15 while in other BIMARU states like Orissa and Uttar Pradesh this expenditure is Rs 70 and 60 respectively. This is the status when State has witnessed deaths of 6 lakh infants during last five years. Infant death rate of the State is highest in the country. State is also highest in case of malnutrition (60%). In child death, MP is second with 94 per thousand. In case of maternal mortality the State is at second number. During last five years we have lost 30,000 women due to complications during delivery and their children are in need of their milk today also. Government did not receive these medals without any efforts, but these are the outcomes of unsympathetic attitude of government towards children and women. Factual figure of Shivraj Government is this only, not as shown in hoardings of growth and development. In two villages of Jhabua district of the State 43 tribal children died during last two months. Health department is blaming department of Women and Child Development and DWCD blaming Health department. In this fight among departments 43 mothers lost their children. This is to be noticed that majority of these children were tribals. Why not, according to third round of National Family Health Survey also malnutrition among tribal children is 71%. Eighty two percent tribal children in the State are suffering from anaemia. Instead of accepting the fact, Government is making ifs and buts only. The same is repeated in case of Jhabua also; Government reported that the reasons of deaths are lack of awareness among parents and migration and not considering its responsibility.
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