Health

Public health in South Asia

South Asia, a region of strategic importance, faces public health challenges on a demographic and geographic scale unmatched in the world. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are home to nearly one-fifth of the world’s population.  Even more dramatic, however, these countries are home to two-thirds of the world’s population living on less than $1 a day.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2010
Vibhuti Hat, Seth Gannon
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Tags:
Malnutrition, Health Effects, Health, Malaria, Sanitation, Tuberculosis, AIDS, Non Communicable Diseases, South Asia
Agriculture

Effect of global recession on Indian agriculture

The global economy has faced two serious but unconnected crises in quick succession during the past four years. The years 2007 and 2008 witnessed an unprecedented rise in food prices which forced the global community to pay more attention to the agricultural sector.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2010
Ramesh Chand, S. S. Raju, L. M. Pandey
Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics
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Tags:
Agriculture, Food Security, Food Prices, Malnutrition, India, Developing Countries, Agricultural Inputs, Seeds
Health

Planning for malnourished child: Reed cane of new hope

India had the largest number of malnourished children in the world. Our figures were worse than sub Saharan Africa. For me as for many others, India's high growth rate loses its sheen when, despite all the resources allocated to it, malnutrition could not be handled and brought down in any significant way.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2010
Syeda Hameed
Think India
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Malnutrition, Child Health, Planning Commission, India, Primary Health Care, Rural Health, Panchayats, Health Policy, Women, Health
Food Policy

The political economy of trade and food security

Securing enough food to meet the needs of a growing global population
requires managing the complex interplay between farming at home and
trade with others. Andrea Wolverton, Anita Regmi and Ann Tutwiler look
into challenges of political economy that undernourishment presents and
how donors, such as the US, may be able to help.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2010
Andrea Wolverton, Anita Regmi, Ann Tutwiler
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
Tags:
Trade, Food Security, Agriculture, Malnutrition, Consumption Patterns, Cash Crops, Land Use, Food Supply, Food Prices, Climate Change, Food Policy, Exports
Health

State rural health care in a shambles...

KOLKATA, 29 JUNE: A report published by the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has revealed that the state government has no separate programme for malnourished children and there is also a lack of monitoring agency to supervise the quality of food that is being provided by the aganwandi workers to the mothers of these malnourished children.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2010
Statesman (Kolkata)
Tags:
Malnutrition, Health, Health Care, Rural Health, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Child Health, Tuberculosis, West Bengal, Purulia (T), Statesman (Kolkata)
Health

Ansari for top priority to children in development agenda

NEW DELHI: Vice-President M. Hamid Ansari on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the plight of children in India and pitched for top priority for their development with a focus on eradicating malnutrition.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Malnutrition, Health, Children, Child Health, Hindu (New Delhi)
Agriculture

Agri-growth and malnutrition

A higher level of performance in agriculture is necessary but not a sufficient condition to reduce malnutrition, say Ashok Gulati, T Nanda Kumar & Ganga Shreedhar

Publication Date: 
29/06/2010
Ashok Gulati, T Nanda Kumar, Ganga Shreedhar
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Agriculture, Malnutrition, Health, Health Care, Child Health, FAO, India, Economic Times (New Delhi), Ashok Gulati, T Nanda Kumar, Ganga Shreedhar
Agriculture

Agri-growth and malnutrition

A higher level of performance in agriculture is necessary but not a sufficient condition to reduce malnutrition, say Ashok Gulati, T Nanda Kumar & Ganga Shreedhar

Publication Date: 
29/06/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Agriculture, Malnutrition, Health, Health Care, Child Health, FAO, India, Economic Times (New Delhi)
Health

House panel holds meeting on malnutrition

Neha Alawadhi

Publication Date: 
28/06/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Malnutrition, Health, Women, Children, Hindu (New Delhi)
Health

Nutrition, HR gets priority for health in budget

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith Thursday proposed Taka 8,149 crore for health and family welfare for fiscal 2010-11, focusing his government's pledge on cutting malnutrition, ensuring better service at the community level and growing required human resources.
"With a view to providing better health services to the people, recruitment of 6,391 health assistants has been completed during th

Publication Date: 
11/06/2010
Bangladesh Today
Tags:
Bangladesh, Health, Budget, Nutrition, Malnutrition

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