Reducing malnutrition in India1
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Despite high economic growth of more than eight per cent every year, malnutrition in the age group 0 to 6 years has declined only by one percentage point in the last eight years. The prevalence of child under-nutrition in India is among the highest in the world, nearly double that of Sub-Saharan Africa, with dire consequences for morbidity, mortality, productivity and economic growth. This paper discusses the impact of the MWCD run ICDS program on child malnutrition, and what needs to be done to make the program more effective.
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