Anganwadi, ASHA work massively disrupted during COVID-19 pandemic: Survey
Workers reported increase in stress levels, study finds
‘Online nutrition tracker to promptly plug service gaps’
Down To Earth talks to the project lead of Nutrition Surveillance System
Anganwadi workers hit the streets in protest
Allege government failure in implementation of remuneration hike, other demands not met
Blind solutions
Government's plan to fortify food cannot be a holistic solution to malnutrition
Hostile terrain, hesitancy, Maoists: Bastar has its own COVID-19 vaccination challenges
Door-to-door campaigns, mitanins (health volunteers) have helped ward off rumours
A village desperate for nutrition
Global Hunger Index: Why is India trailing?
India ranked 94 in global hunger index 2020 among 107 countries
Did the interim budget focus enough on nutrition?
Interim budget missed the opportunity to address problems like lack of quality Anganwadi meals, higher wages for workers, inadequate infrastructure
Post-COVID-19 e-governance challenges: A case study of Anganwadi services
Door-to-door delivery of services, provision of smartphones to anganwadis centres to help monitor their work were among the initiatives
Fighting malnutrition, 4 meals a day: Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon shows the way
Anganwadi workers cook meals and personally deliver them to homes across 3 blocks of Rajnandgaon district
Anganwadi centres rush to verify children beneficiaries’ Aadhaar
Only 1/3rd of children have cards; Expert worries it may lead to millions losing access to food and nutrition
Acute malnutrition worsened among children: NFHS-5
Stunting among children below five did not improve at all; child obesity increased across several states
Dalits and nutrition: Where is the catch up?
The performance of nutrition indicators amongst Dalits is improving, it is nowhere near the catch-up pace
Fixing severe child malnutrition: Views from Amravati’s Dharni
Between May 2020 and May 2021, the infant mortality rate in Dharni block was 37.28%; maternal mortality rate was 3.25%
Sting operation: How Odisha’s Malkangiri controlled malaria
One of India’s worst malaria-affected districts is on its way to win the fight against this scourge
Health in news on April 17
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around health
AES in Bihar: Poor anganwadi centres failed to deliver
The state also has the second-highest number of cases of malnourished children (43.9 per cent) in India
Union Budget 2021-22 must protect allocation for children even after pandemic
Children have largely remained unscathed by the virus, but disruptions due to the pandemic and the resultant lockdown have affected aspects of a …
What is in the Union Budget 2021-22 for children? Not much
The budget continues to deprive pregnant women, lactating mothers and children from vital benefits of schemes and interventions
COVID-19: Amid travel history concerns, Himachal has a plan in place
Many who returned from the Gulf hid their travel history, said officials. The state has launched a helpline for the purpose
Women workers release manifesto demanding changes at workplace
Women from different sectors come together to demand change in the current workplace environment to ensure no discrimination against women
The others too
The MeToo campaign comes at a time when women are being courted for electoral gains. Is it good or bad?
Interim Budget 2019: ASHA, Anganwadi workers not enthused by Piyush Goyal’s ‘sop’
What we really want is a fixed salary, even if it means less than Rs 10,000 a month, they say
More allocation for women, children not enough
Although anganwadi centres have been expanded to empower women, the budget does not meet anganwadi workers’ demands
Millets make a comeback in rural areas
Pilot projects in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha are aimed at initiation of millets in the dietary consumption pattern