Malnutrition

as the Simlipal National Park in Orissa's Mayurbhanj district closes during monsoon to protect wildlife, it turns into a graveyard for its human inhabitants, reports an independent working group on

Publication Date:

29/09/2006

Author(s): Ranjan Panda

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Malnutrition, Forest Villages, Malaria, Health Care, Immunisation, Vaccination, Child Health, Measles, Simlipal NP, India, Orissa (Odisha), Mayurbhanj

Health

National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education, 2006 [Mid-Day Meal Scheme]: guidelines

NP-NSPE, 2006 seeks to address two of the most pressing problems for the majority of children in India, namely, hunger and education by: Improving the nutritional status of children in classes I – V in Government, Local Body and Government aided schools, and EGS and AIE centres; Encouraging poor children, belonging to disadvantaged sections,

Publication Date:

19/09/2006

Source: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Tags:

Mid-Day Meal Programme, India, Nutrition, Children, Malnutrition, Education

Health

Starving childhoods

"THE tribals need to change their attitude and lifestyle," said R.K. Dixit, the Chief Medical Health Officer (CMHO) of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh, in response to a query about continuing reports of children starving to death in the region. The Sahariyas, one of the poorest tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh, live mostly in remote villages with little access to health care.

Publication Date:

08/09/2006

Author(s): Annie Zaidi

Source: Frontline (Chennai)

Tags:

Malnutrition, Starvation, Tribals, Sahariya, Children, Child Health, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Madhya Pradesh, Sheopur (D)

Health

Child health inequities in developing countries: differences across urban and rural areas

To document and compare the magnitude of inequities in child malnutrition across urban and rural areas, and to investigate the extent to which within-urban disparities in child malnutrition are accounted for by the characteristics of communities, households and individuals.

Publication Date:

01/07/2006

Author(s): Jean-Christophe Fotso

Source: International Journal for Equity in Health

Vol:

5

Issue:

9

Tags:

Child Health, Developing Countries, Malnutrition, Africa, Health Care, Poverty

India

Heavy metal

Vaccines with mercury can cause autism, but removing the metal is uneconomical for developing countries such as India

Publication Date:

14/04/2006

Author(s): Vibha Varshney

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060415

pp:

0

Tags:

Malnutrition, Medical Research, Vaccination, Child Health, Mercury, Biotechnology, Legislation, India, Developing Countries

Transport

Climate change

Least polluting countries hit the hardest

Publication Date:

14/01/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060115

pp:

0

Tags:

Malnutrition, Waterborne diseases, El Nino, Epidemics, Developing Countries, Diseases

India

Untreated hunger

No guidelines for severe malnutrition in children

Publication Date:

14/12/2005

Author(s): Vibha Varshney

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Malnutrition, Children, Health Care, Child Health, WHO

Health

Hidden facts

Every year, before monsoons, the spectre resurrects, grabs headlines and is buried in a few months. Malnutrition deaths of children in Maharashtra first made news a decade ago. Since then, committees have been appointed, schemes have been announced

Publication Date:

11/09/2005

Author(s): Dnyanesh Jathar

Source: Week (Kochi)

Tags:

Malnutrition, Children, NGO, Maharashtra, Nandurbar (D)

Climate Change

Climate change impacts on human health in India

Predicted impacts on human health due to climate change include increases in temperature related illnesses, vector borne diseases, health impacts related to extreme weather events, and health effects due to food insecurity. These changes will require more emphasis to be placed on planning for health facilities, as well as increased capacity of the medical community to cope with these changes.

Publication Date:

01/09/2005

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Malnutrition, Health Effects, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Heat Waves, Extreme Weather Events, Malaria, Child Health