BHUBANESWAR: The positive deviance approach (PDA) introduced in early childhood care through integrated child development scheme (ICDS) has started showing results.
The National Family Health Survey-III indicates that the level of malnutrition among children under three years has declined from 50 to 40 per cent.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/pda-improves-nutrition-level-among-kids
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-bhubaneswar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/integrated-child-development-services-icds
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhubaneswar