With ‘Poshan bhi Padhai bhi, government has taken up the goal of strengthening the foundations of the country’s future generations. Government will target children’s development in every domain mentioned in the National Curriculum Framework
By Outlook Planet Desk 10/05/2023The Report warns a total of 67 million children missed out on vaccinations between 2019 and 2021, with vaccination coverage levels decreasing in 112 countries
By Outlook Planet Desk 26/04/2023By developing the One Health Framework, India will successfully address the need for efficient disease reporting and response coordination and optimum utilisation of resources
By Outlook Planet Desk 06/04/2023A new UNICEF reading campaign, Goshtiche Shaniwar (Reading Saturdays), provides children with one storybook every week to promote their emotional well-being as well as support their language proficiency
By Outlook Planet Desk 27/03/2023Three-fourths of districts are off target for crucial SDG indicators like access to basic services, poverty, stunting and wasting of children, anaemia, child marriage, partner violence, tobacco use, and modern contraceptive use
By PTI 27/02/2023The significance accorded to millets and the commitment to end sickle cell anaemia by 2047, showcases Union Budget's strong engagement with health and nutrition
By Outlook Planet Desk 01/02/2023Studies show how both people and the planet gain from shifting to a diet rich in plant-based proteins as well as more vegetables and fruits on the daily plate
By Arun Sriram 29/01/2023While India's PDS, the world's biggest food security initiative, has helped avert famines, it has not been able to provide nutrition security, because for decades, foodgrain self-sufficiency and not nutrition, has been the focus of the political discourse
By Rajiv Tikoo 24/04/2022The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic poses an increased threat to maternal and child undernutrition, and compels us to reflect on the causes of maternal and child nutrition, and reaffirm the focus to improve the status.
By Dr Bharati Kulkarni 27/10/2021The world over, a startling number of children is developing health problems, allergies and lifestyle disorders as a result of an unhealthy diet.
By Shauravi Malik 23/09/2021