The 1000 Day Window of Opportunity for Improving Child Nutrition in India: Insights from National-level Data
Published By: Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) | Published Date: June, 01 , 2011Using Data from National Family Health Surveys (NFHS), this note shows the patterns of child growth in India. It also shows that in India the status of recommended essential interventions in this window is poor. This calls for substantial investments in the health, nutrition and water sanitation sectors to fill the huge coverage gap. Policy actions to address undernutrition in India must focus on its vulnerable age group for nutrition, and must utilise all available platforms to to scale up these essential interventions.
Author(s): Purnima Menon, Victor Aguayo | Posted on: Jan 26, 2016 | Views() | Download (563)