Wednesday 26 May 2010

Malnutrition: India, 50% of child deaths

NEW DELHI: A new study on nutritional challenges has painted a grim picture of the current Indian scenario where over 50% of child deaths are caused due to malnutrition. Concerned over the high number of child deaths, the ministry of women and child development (WCD) plans to strengthen nutritional surveillance by mapping undernourished endemic zones and identifying "high risk and vulnerable districts".
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Malnutrition-reason-for-50-of-child-deaths/articleshow/5913976.cms

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