A pilot study reveals low blood sugar at birth and genetic diseases, are important underlying cause for a common form of epilepsy in young Indian children
By Outlook Planet Desk 18/12/2020Can our policymakers revisit and redesign the government nutrition programmes to obtain results?
By Veena S Rao 17/12/2020A focused solutioning hub could help boost our maternal and infant health programmes
By Dr. Rajiv Garg 16/12/2020Not just children, rise in obesity has even been recorded in adults in the latest NFHS survey in comparison to NFHS-4.
By PTI 15/12/2020The partial survey of 18 state and 5 union territories show a rise in infant malnutrition, and decline in infant mortality
By Lola Nayar 14/12/2020As 2020 comes to a close, here's some facts and figures on how India and the world are performing on food and nutrition security.
By Raadhika Gupta 14/12/2020India's commitment will be used to strengthen all levels of care in response to the pandemic and to ensure essential public health functions during the year 20-21.
By PTI 13/12/2020India’s Covid-19 mitigation efforts should be to prevent child undernutrition now rather than to treat it later.
By Jef L Leroy 11/12/2020While low revenues due to the pandemic may mean substantial funds for nutrition may not be possible, there are still ways to ensure more nutrition for the money. Here’s how.
By Avani Kapur 14/12/2020There is a need to intensify efforts to address all causes of anaemia, say healthcare experts
By PTI 30/11/2020