Poshan Tracker is an app that Anganwadi workers (AWWs) can use to track the activities and service delivery of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs)
By Outlook Planet Desk 02/06/2023Poshan Abhiyaan, which was initiated in 2018 to address the issue of malnutrition, has come a long way
By Outlook Planet Desk 31/05/2023India has succeeded in reducing its maternal mortality ratio (MMR), marking an important milestone
By Outlook Planet Desk 13/04/2023The various factors that contribute to malnutrition cannot be tackled by health professionals alone
By Dr. Angela Chaudhuri 20/03/2021The existing Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) and the Poshan Abhiyan will be merged to formulate the new umbrella programme, Poshan 2.0, to combat malnutrition more effectively.
By Prakash Kumar 02/02/2021POSHAN Abhiyaan also aims to reduce stunting (height-to-age ratio) by 2 per cent each year.
By Dr. Vidya Thobbi 30/09/2020The conference organised by IFPRI and 19 co-hosts focused on evidence-based insights to further nutrition goals
By Outlook Planet Desk 20/09/2020Just as in an hourglass all the grains of sand trickling down can settle at different places, a convergence across various nutrition streams can yield multiple benefits
By Dr Alok Ranjan 18/08/2020A diverse group of nutrition stakeholders have joined hands to ensure that COVID-19 does not derail the government’s malnutrition programmes
By Pratima Mathews 06/08/2020Here are 6 steps the government must take to ensure that the nutrition needs of vulnerable women and children are not compromised by the pandemic and its fallout.
By Dr Yasmin Ali Haque 10/06/2020